newco

English

noun
Definitions
  • (business) A new company, especially one spun-off from or replacing an existing company as a legal fiction to maintain ownership over an entity while separating it from the old company financially.
  • (legal)

Etymology

Compound from English new + English co.

Origin

English

co

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