subsidiary

sub·sid·i·ar·y

 (səb-sĭd′ē-ĕr′ē)

adj.

1. Serving to assist or supplement; auxiliary.

2. Secondary in importance; subordinate.

3. Of, relating to, or of the nature of a subsidy.

n. pl. sub·sid·i·ar·ies

1. One that is subsidiary to another.

2. A subsidiary company.

3. Music A theme subordinate to a main theme or subject.

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[Latin subsidiārius, from subsidium, support; see subsidy.]

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sub·sid′i·ar′i·ly (-âr′ə-lē) adv.

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subsidiary

(səbˈsɪdɪərɪ)

adj

1. serving to aid or supplement; auxiliary

2. of lesser importance; subordinate in function

n, pl -aries

3. a person who or thing that is subsidiary

4. (Economics) short for subsidiary company

[C16: from Latin subsidiārius supporting, from subsidium subsidy]

subˈsidiarily adv

subˈsidiariness n

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sub•sid•i•ar•y

(səbˈsɪd iˌɛr i)

adj., n., pl. -ar•ies. adj.

1. serving to assist or supplement.

2. subordinate or secondary: subsidiary issues.

n.

3. a subsidiary thing or person.

4. a company whose controlling interest is owned by another company.

[1535–45; < Latin subsidiārius=subsidi(um) (see subsidy) + -ārius -ary]

sub•sid`i•ar′i•ly (-ˌsɪd iˈɛər ə li, -ˈsɪd iˌɛr-) adv.

sub•sid′i•ar`i•ness, n.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	subsidiary - an assistant subject to the authority or control of another subordinate, underling, foot soldier assistant, helper, help, supporter - a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose; "my invaluable assistant"; "they hired additional help to finish the work" associate - a person with subordinate membership in a society, institution, or commercial enterprise; "associates in the law firm bill at a lower rate than do partners" bottom dog - a person of low status cog - a subordinate who performs an important but routine function; "he was a small cog in a large machine" man - a male subordinate; "the chief stationed two men outside the building"; "he awaited word from his man in Havana" second fiddle, second banana - someone who serves in a subordinate capacity or plays a secondary role
	2.	subsidiary - a company that is completely controlled by another company subsidiary company company - an institution created to conduct business; "he only invests in large well-established companies"; "he started the company in his garage"
Adj.	1.	subsidiary - functioning in a supporting capacity; "the main library and its auxiliary branches" auxiliary, supplemental, supplementary secondary - being of second rank or importance or value; not direct or immediate; "the stone will be hauled to a secondary crusher"; "a secondary source"; "a secondary issue"; "secondary streams"

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subsidiary

noun

1. branch, division, section, office, department, wing, satellite, subdivision, subsection, local office a subsidiary of the American multinational

adjective

1. secondary, lesser, subordinate, minor, supplementary, auxiliary, supplemental, contributory, ancillary, subservient a subsidiary position
secondary leading, major, chief, main, central, key, primary, vital, principal, head

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subsidiary

adjective

Giving or able to give help or support:

accessory, ancillary, assistant, auxiliary, collateral, contributory, supportive.

noun

A local unit of a business or an auxiliary controlled by such a business:

affiliate, branch, division.

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Translations

إضافيثانوي، فَرْعيشَرِكَةٌ تَابِعَةفُروع تابِعَه

dceřiná společnostdodatečnýfiliálnípobočkapodružný

datterselskabunderordnetdatter-

TochtergesellschaftTochtergesselschaft

θυγατρική εταιρεία

filialsecundario

tytäryhtiö

filialeinférieursubsidiaireauxiliaire

podružnica

leányvállalatmásodlagos

auka-dótturfyrirtæki

sussidiarioconsociata

子会社

자회사

filiālefiliāles-papildu-

dochtermaatschappij

datterselskapdatter-

pomocnik

subsidiária

дочерняя компания

doplňujúci

dotterbolag

บริษัทสาขา

bağlıbayişubeyanyardımcı

công ty con

子公司辅助的附属机构附属的

subsidiary

[səbˈsɪdɪərɪ]

A. ADJ

1. (= secondary) [interest, importance, role, question] → secundario

2. (Comm) [company, bank] → filial

3. (Univ) [subject, course] → complementario
I want to do subsidiary Spanish → quiero hacer español como asignatura complementaria

B. N

1. (Comm) (= company) → filial f; (= bank) → sucursal f, filial f

2. (Univ) → asignatura f complementaria

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subsidiary

[səbˈsɪdiəri]

adj

(= secondary) [role, matter] → subsidiaire

(British) (SCHOOL, UNIVERSITY) [subject] → complémentaire

n (also subsidiary company) → filiale f

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

subsidiary

adj → untergeordnet; question → zusätzlich; importance → nebensächlich; subsidiary role → Nebenrolle f; subsidiary subject → Nebenfach nt; subsidiary company → Tochtergesellschaft f; to be subsidiary to something → einer Sache (dat) → untergeordnet sein

n → Tochtergesellschaft f

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subsidiary

[səbˈsɪdɪərɪ]

1. adj (company) → consociato/a; (role) → secondario/a (Brit) (Univ) (subject) → complementare
subsidiary cone (Geol) → cono vulcanico secondario

2. n (Comm) → filiale f (Univ) → materia complementare

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subsidiary

(səbˈsidjəri) adjective

1. adding to, or making a contribution towards, something larger, more important etc. questions that are subsidiary to the main one. aanvullend إضافي допълнителен subsidiário podružný; dodatečný Tochter-... underordnet συμπληρωματικόςsecundario; adicional lisa-, teisejärguline كمكي lisä- subsidiaire, accessoireמשני सहायक dopunski, pomoćan másodlagos subsider auka- ausiliario, complementare 補助の 부차적인 šalutinis, papildomas papildu-; palīg- subsidiari ondergeschiktunderordnet, bi-uzupełniający, podrzędny کمکی subsidiário subsidiar, acce­soriu вспомогательный pomocný; doplňujúci pomožen sporedni bi-, stöd-, sido- ที่เสริมให้สมบูรณ์ yardımcı 輔助的 допоміжний, додатковий امدادی phụ trợ 辅助的

2. (of a firm, company etc) controlled by another, larger firm. filiaalagtig ثانوي، فَرْعي филиал subsidiário přidružený, filiální die Tochtergesellschaft datter- θυγατρικόςfilial tütar-, abi- تابع tytär- filiale חֶברַת בַּת नियन्त्रित podružnica fiók- anak perusahaan dótturfyrirtæki affiliato 小会社の 자회사의 filialas filiāles- syarikat subsidiari dochtermaatschappijdatter-zależny, podległy تابع subsidiário auxiliar; subordonat дочерний pridružený podrejen podružni dotter[företag, -bolag] ที่เป็นสาขา bağlı 附屬的(公司) підпорядкований; дочірній تابع یا ماتحت chi nhánh 附属的（公司）

noun – plural subˈsidiaries –

something that is subsidiary. this firm and its subsidiaries. filiaal فُروع تابِعَه филиал subsidiário pobočka die Tochtergesselschaft datter-; datterselskab θυγατρικές (πληθ.) filial filiaal تابعه tytäryhtiöt filiale חֶברַת בַּת सहायक, सहायता, साधन नियन्त्रित कम्पनी, नियन्त्रित व्यवसाय podružnica, pomoć leányvállalat anak perusahaan dótturfyrirtæki filiale 子会社 자회사 filialas filiāle syarikat subsidiari dochterondernemingen datterselskap firma/osoba itp. podległa تابعه subsidiário filială филиалы pobočka podružnica filijala medhjälpare, hjälp, dotterföretag บริษัทสาขา şube, bayi 附屬機構，子公司 дочірнє підприємство, філія ماتحت công ty con 附属机构，子公司

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subsidiary

→ شَرِكَةٌ تَابِعَة dceřiná společnost datterselskab Tochtergesellschaft θυγατρική εταιρεία filial tytäryhtiö filiale podružnica consociata 子会社 자회사 dochtermaatschappij datterselskap pomocnik subsidiária дочерняя компания dotterbolag บริษัทสาขา yan công ty con 子公司

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