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controllante

controlling; parent (company)

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Usage Note

Controllante is the present participle of controllare used as an adjective or noun in corporate and legal language: società controllante ('parent/holding company', literally 'controlling company'), contrasted with società controllata ('subsidiary'). It is invariable for gender. The verb itself is controllare.

Examples

"La società controllante ha approvato il bilancio."

Natural Translation

The parent company approved the financial statements.

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