1 if one thing is associated with another, the two things are connected because they happen together or one thing causes the other:
the risks associated with taking drugs * Salaries and associated costs have risen substantially.
2 if a person is associated with an organization, etc. they support it:
He no longer wished to be associated with the party's policy on education.
3 (Associated) used in the name of a business company that is made up of a number of smaller companies:
Associated Newspapers
