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subsidiary
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sub·sid·i·ar·y  (sb-sd-r)
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.

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

sub·sidi·ari·ly (-âr-l) adv.

subsidiary
Noun
pl -aries
1. Also called: (subsidiary company) a company which is at least half owned by another company
2. a person or thing that is of lesser importance
Adjective
of lesser importance; subordinate [Latin subsidiarius supporting]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.subsidiarysubsidiary - an assistant subject to the authority or control of another
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
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"
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"

subsidiary
noun 1. branch, division, section, office, department, wing, subdivision, subsection, local office
Translations

subsidiary [səbˈsɪdɪərɪ] nsucursal f; filial f
adj (UNIV) [subject] → secundario
subsidiary [səbˈsɪdɪərɪ] adjsubsidiaire; accessoire;
(Brit) (Scol) [subject] → complémentaire
nfiliale f
subsidiary [səbˈsɪdɪərɪ] adj (question, role, Brit) (Scol) (subject) → Neben-
n (also: subsidiary company) → Tochtergesellschaft f
subsidiary [səbˈsɪdɪərɪ] adjsussidiario/a; accessorio/a;
(BRIT ) (SCOL) [subject] → complementare
nfiliale f

subsidiary
adj subsidiary [səbˈsidjəri]
1 adding to, or making a contribution towards, something larger, more important etc questions that are subsidiary to the main one.aanvullendإضافيдопълнителенpodružný; dodatečnýunderordnetTochter-...συμπληρωματικόςsecundario; adicionallisa-, teisejärgulineكمكيlisä-subsidiaire, accessoireמִשנִיसहायकdopunski, pomoćanmásodlagossubsiderauka-ausiliario, complementare補助の보조의, 보충적인šalutinis, papildomaspapildu-; palīg-subsidiariondergeschiktunderordnet, bi-uzupełniający, podrzędnysubsidiáriosubsidiar, acce­soriuвспомогательныйpomocný; doplňujúcipomožensporednibi-, stöd-, sido-ที่เสริมให้สมบูรณ์yardımcı輔助的допоміжний, додатковийامدادیphụ trợ
2 (of a firm, company etc) controlled by another, larger firm. filiaalagtigثانوي، فَرْعيфилиалpřidružený, filiálnídatter-die Tochtergesellschaftθυγατρικόςfilialtütar-, abi-تابعtytär-filialeחֶברַת בַּתनियन्त्रितpodružnicafiók-anak perusahaandótturfyrirtækiaffiliato小会社の종속적인filialasfiliāles-syarikat subsidiaridochtermaatschappijdatter-zależny, podległysubsidiárioauxiliar; subordonatдочернийpridruženýpodrejenpodružnidotter[]ที่เป็นสาขาbağlı附屬的(公司)підпорядкований; дочірнійتابع یا ماتحتchi nhánh
nplural subˈsidiaries
something that is subsidiary this firm and its subsidiaries.filiaalفُروع تابِعَهфилиалpobočkadatter-; datterselskabdie Tochtergesselschaftθυγατρικές (πληθ.)filialfiliaalتابعهtytäryhtiöfilialeחֶברַת בַּתसहायक, सहायता, साधन नियन्त्रित कम्पनी, नियन्त्रित व्यवसायpodružnica, pomoćleányvállalatanak perusahaandótturfyrirtækifiliale子会社보조물; 자회사filialasfiliālesyarikat subsidiaridochterondernemingendatterselskapfirma/osoba itp. podległasubsidiáriofilialăфилиалыpobočkapodružnicafilijalamedhjälpare, hjälp, dotterföretagบริษัทสาขาşube, bayi附屬機構,子公司дочірнє підприємство, філіяماتحتcông ty con

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