subsidiary

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.

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

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sub·sidi·ari·ly (-âr-l) adv.

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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]

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, subdivision, subsection, local office

adjective 2. secondary, lesser, subordinate, minor, supplementary, auxiliary, supplemental, contributory, ancillary, subservient << OPPOSITE main

Translations

subsidiary [səbˈsɪdɪərɪ] n → sucursal f; filial f

adj (UNIV) [subject] → secundario

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subsidiary [səbˈsɪdɪərɪ] adj → subsidiaire; accessoire;

(Brit) (Scol) [subject] → complémentaire

n → filiale f

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subsidiary [səbˈsɪdɪərɪ] adj (question, role, Brit) (Scol) (subject) → Neben-

n (also: subsidiary company) → Tochtergesellschaft f

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subsidiary [səbˈsɪdɪərɪ] adj → sussidiario/a; accessorio/a;

(BRIT ) (SCOL) [subject] → complementare

n → filiale f

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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. aanvullend إضافي допълнителен podružný; dodatečný underordnet Tochter-... συμπληρωματικός secundario; adicional lisa-, teisejärguline كمكي lisä- subsidiaire, accessoire מִשנִי सहायक dopunski, pomoćan másodlagos subsider auka- ausiliario, complementare 補助の 보조의, 보충적인 šalutinis, papildomas papildu-; palīg- subsidiari ondergeschikt underordnet, bi- uzupełniający, podrzędny 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 přidružený, filiální datter- die Tochtergesellschaft θυγατρικός filial tütar-, abi- تابع tytär- filiale חֶברַת בַּת नियन्त्रित podružnica fiók- anak perusahaan dótturfyrirtæki affiliato 小会社の 종속적인 filialas filiāles- syarikat subsidiari dochtermaatschappij datter- zależny, podległy subsidiário auxiliar; subordonat дочерний pridružený podrejen podružni dotter[] ที่เป็นสาขา bağlı 附屬的(公司) підпорядкований; дочірній تابع یا ماتحت chi nhánh 附属的（公司）

n – plural subˈsidiaries –

something that is subsidiary this firm and its subsidiaries. filiaal فُروع تابِعَه филиал pobočka datter-; datterselskab die Tochtergesselschaft θυγατρικές (πληθ.) filial filiaal تابعه tytäryhtiö filiale חֶברַת בַּת सहायक, सहायता, साधन नियन्त्रित कम्पनी, नियन्त्रित व्यवसाय podružnica, pomoć leányvállalat anak perusahaan dótturfyrirtæki filiale 子会社 보조물; 자회사 filialas filiāle syarikat subsidiari dochterondernemingen datterselskap firma/osoba itp. podległa 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