associate firm
nounUK /əˈsəʊʃiət fɜːm/
US /əˈsoʊʃiət fɜːrm/
A company that works together with another company.
The small design studio is an associate firm of the big building company.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. A business that shares clients or projects with a larger company.
Our associate firm handles the legal paperwork for our clients.
3. A secondary office that belongs to the same group as the main company.
The associate firm in Leeds reports to the head office in London.
4. A company linked to another through a formal agreement.
They signed a deal making the two associate firms official partners.