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 [səbˈsɪdɪərɪ]

adj

1. serving to aid or supplement; auxiliary

2. of lesser importance; subordinate in function

n pl -aries

1. a person who or thing that is subsidiary

2. (Economics) short for subsidiary company

[from Latin subsidiārius supporting, from subsidium subsidy]

subsidiarily  adv

subsidiariness  n

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

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

adjective

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

Translations

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

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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 [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

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 부차적인 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 자회사의 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 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

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subsidiary → شركة تابعة přidružená společnost datterselskab Tochtergesellschaft θυγατρική εταιρεία filial tytäryhtiö filiale podružnica consociata 子会社 자회사 dochtermaatschappij datterselskap pomocnik subsidiária дочерняя компания dotterbolag คนหรือสิ่งที่เป็นตัวเสริม yan công ty con 子公司