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subsidiary

[suhb-sid-ee-er-ee]

adjective

  1. serving to assist or supplement; auxiliary; supplementary.

  2. subordinate or secondary.

    subsidiary issues.

  3. of or relating to a subsidiary.



noun

plural

subsidiaries 
  1. a subsidiary thing or person.

  2. subsidiary company.

  3. Music.a subordinate theme or subject.

subsidiary

/ əˈɪɪəɪ /

adjective

  1. serving to aid or supplement; auxiliary

  2. of lesser importance; subordinate in function

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a person who or thing that is subsidiary

  2. short for subsidiary company

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • subsidiarily adverb
  • subsidiariness noun
  • nonsubsidiary adjective
  • unsubsidiary adjective
  • ܲˈ徱 adverb
  • ܲˈ徱Ա noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of subsidiary1

1535–45; < Latin ܲ徱ܲ, equivalent to subsidi ( um ) ( subsidy ) + -ary
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of subsidiary1

C16: from Latin ܲ徱ܲ supporting, from subsidium subsidy
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The Revolutionary Guards is also thought to control around a third of Iran's economy through a series of subsidiaries and trusts.

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Audible, the audiobook and podcast service that’s a subsidiary of Amazon, has notably entered the theatrical space, commissioning new works from playwrights and presenting productions at the Minetta Lane Theatre in Greenwich Village.

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The union said Llama Productions - a subsidiary of Epic, which makes the hit video game - had chosen "to replace the work of human performers with AI technology".

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Its subsidiary Lemonaid Health will be wound down under the agreement.

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The Biden EPA, DOJ, and Hino Motors, a Toyota subsidiary, reached a $1.6 billion settlement on January 15 after the automaker was accused of lying about emissions controls on its engines.

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