What does affiliate mean?

Definitions for affiliate
əˈfɪl iˌeɪt; -ɪt, -ˌeɪtaf·fil·i·ate

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. affiliatenoun

    a subordinate or subsidiary associate; a person who is affiliated with another or with an organization

  2. affiliateverb

    a subsidiary or subordinate organization that is affiliated with another organization

    "network affiliates"

  3. consort, associate, affiliate, assortverb

    keep company with; hang out with

    "He associates with strange people"; "She affiliates with her colleagues"

  4. affiliateverb

    join in an affiliation

    "The two colleges affiliated"; "They affiliated with a national group"

Wiktionary

  1. affiliatenoun

    Someone or something that is affiliated, or associated; a member of a group of associated things.

    The local channel was an affiliate of a national network.

  2. affiliateverb

    To adopt; to receive into a family as a son; hence, to bring or receive into close connection; to ally.

  3. affiliateverb

    To fix the paternity of; said of an illegitimate child; as, to affiliate the child to (or on or upon) one man rather than another.

  4. affiliateverb

    To connect in the way of descent; to trace origin to.

  5. affiliateverb

    To attach (to) or unite (with); to receive into a society as a member, and initiate into its mysteries, plans, etc.; followed by to or with.

  6. Etymology: ; ad + filius: compare French affilier.

ChatGPT

  1. affiliate

    An affiliate is a person, company, or organization that is officially connected or associated with another larger entity. This relationship is often due to shared common interests or business activities. Affiliation can involve a subsidiary relationship, like a parent company and its affiliates, or a mutual network, like an affiliate marketing program.

  2. affiliate

    An affiliate is a person, organization, or entity that is officially connected or associated with another larger entity, such as a parent company, group, or network. This connection often involves a mutual agreement or contract where the affiliate promotes or sells the larger entity's products or services in return for a commission or portion of the revenue.

  3. affiliate

    An affiliate is an individual, company, organization, or entity that is officially connected or linked to a larger entity, such as a parent company, business group, network, or government. This affiliation typically involves a formal agreement or partnership, where the affiliate assists in promoting or selling the larger entity's products or services, often in exchange for a commission or portion of the profits.

  4. affiliate

    An affiliate is a person, organization, or establishment that is officially attached or connected to a larger entity such as a parent company, main organization, or a governing body. This affiliation can mean that the smaller entity operates under the larger one or has a partnership or association with it which allows them to share resources and benefits. In marketing, an affiliate refers to an entity that promotes products or services of a business and earns a commission for any resulting sales.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Affiliateverb

    to adopt; to receive into a family as a son; hence, to bring or receive into close connection; to ally

  2. Affiliateverb

    to fix the paternity of; -- said of an illegitimate child; as, to affiliate the child to (or on or upon) one man rather than another

  3. Affiliateverb

    to connect in the way of descent; to trace origin to

  4. Affiliateverb

    to attach (to) or unite (with); to receive into a society as a member, and initiate into its mysteries, plans, etc.; -- followed by to or with

  5. Affiliateverb

    to connect or associate one's self; -- followed by with; as, they affiliate with no party

  6. Etymology: [LL. adfiliare, affiliare, to adopt as son; ad + filius son: cf. F. affilier.]

Wikidata

  1. Affiliate

    An affiliate is a commercial entity with a relationship with a peer or a larger entity.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Affiliate

    af-fil′i-āt, v.t. to receive into a family as a son, or into a society as a member: to attach to, or connect with, as minor colleges with a university: to impute paternity to, to attribute to, to father on or upon.—n. Affiliā′tion, the act of receiving into a family or society as a member: (law) the assignment of an illegitimate child to its father, the assignment of anything to its origin. [L. affiliāre, to adopt—ad, to, filius, a son.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of affiliate in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of affiliate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of affiliate in a Sentence

  1. United States:

    It would be extremely out of the ordinary for them not do this for a senior leader like al-Asiri, especially because his group in Yemen are putting out all sorts of statements all the time, every time a senior leader within al-Qaeda or its affiliate in Yemen has been killed, they have been quick to put out a statement. It's seen as a religious necessity from a Shariah point of view.

  2. The United:

    The company denies that it or its subsidiary or affiliate have committed any of the asserted violations of The United States law set forth in each of the indictments.

  3. Samuel Braslow:

    The videos in [ my ] post clearly represent newsworthy content, as they subsequently were picked up for broadcast by multiple affiliate stations and national outlets, it's really important to view the current mass-reporting actions by the far right as just the latest salvo in an ongoing, concerted effort to memory-hole evidence of their crimes.

  4. State John Kerry:

    We have to cut off the notion of success in Daesh that attracts people elsewhere to want to affiliate with them, and then Daesh gets a cheapie - someone who is already a terrorist does something in their name, the key is destroy Daesh rapidly in Syria and in Iraq, and that will have a profound impact of what happens in these other places.

  5. Simon Rosenblum-Larson:

    Otherwise, MLB clubs will be free to affiliate with any minor league team or potential team in the United States, including independent league teams and cities which are not permitted to compete for an affiliate under the current agreement. Bernie Sanders TAKES SWINGS AT BATTING PRACTICE, MAKES PITCH FOR MINOR-LEAGUE TEAMS Former and current players told Fox News they are thankful for Bernie Sanders efforts and that the issue is getting the attention it deserves. Its exciting to see the issue kind of take political gain, its super important to keep baseball alive in small towns across the U.S..

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Translations for affiliate

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  • شركة تابعةArabic
  • сдружавам, присъединявам, филиал, осиновявам, съдружникBulgarian
  • aufnehmen, herleiten, beifügen, verbinden, zufügen, beitretenGerman
  • afiliar, asociar, filial, afiliado, afiliadaSpanish
  • tytäryhtiö, liittyäFinnish
  • filialeFrench
  • 認知するJapanese
  • ಅಂಗಸಂಸ್ಥೆKannada
  • afiliadoPortuguese
  • afiliaRomanian
  • присоединиться, присоединятьсяRussian
  • göra, ansluta, tilldöma, dotterbolag, förena, filial, uppta, härledaSwedish
  • katmak, eklemekTurkish
  • ملحقUrdu
  • liên kếtVietnamese
  • 子公司Chinese

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