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affiliate Definition

af·fili·ate (ə fil′ē āt′; for n., usually, -it)

transitive verb -·at′ed, -·at′·ing

  1. to take in as a member or branch
  2. to connect or associate (oneself) with an organization, movement, etc.
  3. to trace the origins or source of; specif., to determine legally the paternity of

Etymology: < ML affiliatus, pp. of affiliare, to adopt as a son < L ad-, to + filius, son

intransitive verb

to associate oneself; join

noun

an affiliated individual or organization; member

affiliate Synonyms

affiliate

n.

subsidiary, branch, associate, member; see branch 1, member 1.

affiliate Law Definition

n

A corporation that is related to another corporation by one owning shares of the other, by common ownership, or by other means of control. See also company (parent) and subsidiary.

affiliate Usage Examples

Object

  • club: Membership is open to all clubs affiliated to the South of England AA.
  • union: Election website launched by unions Trade unions affiliated to the Labor party have opened a website in anticipation of a General Election in May.
  • association: This is offered to associations affiliated to the IAO for a modest sum depending on the work involved.
  • society: Entries in bold type are for societies affiliated to the The Central Council of Church Bell Ringers.

Converse of object

  • recruit: PLUS as you recruit other affiliates YOU get commission on their sales too!
  • become: Once you sign up to become an affiliate you can track your commissions on our website to see how you are doing!

Adjective modifier

  • iden: Sprint Nextel's $ 6.5 billion purchase of iDEN affiliate Nextel Partners has met approval and will now go ahead.
  • overseas: All changes and cancelations must be processed by Auto Europe and not through our overseas affiliates.
  • industrial: The basic premise of a CSC is to develop partnerships with industrial affiliates and other government agencies to benefit human space flight.

Modifies a noun

  • program: Does the affiliate program offer you to join without buying the product?
  • marketing: Affiliate marketing is the process of using third parties to sell your products.
  • marketer: So it makes sense for affiliate marketers to give pride of place on their websites in January to travel offers.
  • id: Also, their IP address is tracked in the database along with your affiliate ID.
  • membership: There are also discounts on the standard affiliate membership fee.
  • reseller: Paired with an equally savvy sales force, Samsung and their affiliate resellers have much more than just their product line to offer.

Modifying Another Word

  • loosely: Northern Ireland is loosely affiliated to COBRIG and efforts are being made to strengthen links.
  • politically: Three candidates will be contesting the seat, only one of whom is politically affiliated.

Noun used with modifier

  • tier: A trustful two tier affiliate program will pay you 15-45 % in residual commissions.
  • pillar: Day 2 - how the goal will be achieved Day 3 - The 5 pillars affiliate system - documentation.
  • pharmacy: Find out what our network of pharmacy affiliates can do to help your government afford the rising.. .