ancillary (redirected from ancillaries)

an·cil·lar·y  (ns-lr)

adj.

1. Of secondary importance: "For Degas, sculpture was never more than ancillary to his painting" (Herbert Read).

2. Auxiliary; helping: an ancillary pump.

n. pl. an·cil·lar·ies

1. Something, such as a workbook, that is subordinate to something else, such as a textbook.

2. Archaic A servant.

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[From Latin ancilla, maidservant, feminine diminutive of anculus, servant; see k^wel-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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ancillary [ænˈsɪlərɪ]

adj

1. subsidiary

2. auxiliary; supplementary ancillary services

n pl -laries

a subsidiary or auxiliary thing or person the company has an ancillary abroad

[from Latin ancillāris concerning maidservants, from ancilla, diminutive of ancūla female servant]

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

ancillary - furnishing added support; "an ancillary pump"; "an adjuvant discipline to forms of mysticism"; "The mind and emotions are auxiliary to each other" adjunct, adjuvant, appurtenant, auxiliary, accessory supportive - furnishing support or assistance; "a supportive family network"; "his family was supportive of his attempts to be a writer"

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ancillary

adjective supplementary, supporting, extra, additional, secondary, subsidiary, accessory, subordinate, auxiliary, contributory Ancillary services like cleaning are put up for competitive tender.
major, chief, main, prime, premier, primary, principal, cardinal

Translations

ancillary [ænˈsɪlərɪ] ADJ

1. (= secondary) → subordinado (to a)

2. (= supporting) [staff, workers] → auxiliar; [services] → complementario

3. (= additional) [charges, costs] → adicional

ancillary [ænˈsɪləri] adj [staff, worker] → auxiliaire; [services, equipment, charges] → auxiliaire
to be ancillary to sth → être subordonné(e) à qch

ancillary

adj (= subordinate) → Neben-; (= auxiliary) → Hilfs-; ancillary course (Univ) → Begleitkurs m; ancillary industry → Zulieferindustrie f; ancillary staff/workers → Hilfskräfte pl; ancillary subject (Univ) → Nebenfach nt; ancillary troops → Hilfstruppen pl

ancillary [ænˈsɪlərɪ] adj → ausiliario/a