subordinated

[ suh-bawr-dn-ey-tid ]
/ səˈbɔr dnˌeɪ tɪd /
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adjective Finance.

noting or designating a debt obligation whose holder is placed in precedence below secured and general creditors: subordinated debentures.

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Origin of subordinated

subordinate + -ed2

OTHER WORDS FROM subordinated

un·sub·or·di·nat·ed, adjective

Words nearby subordinated

suborder, subordinal, subordinary, subordinate, subordinate clause, subordinated, subordinated debt, subordinating conjunction, subordination, subordinationism, suborn

Definition for subordinated (2 of 2)

subordinate
[ adjective, noun suh-bawr-dn-it; verb suh-bawr-dn-eyt ]
/ adjective, noun səˈbɔr dn ɪt; verb səˈbɔr dnˌeɪt /

adjective

noun

a subordinate person or thing.

verb (used with object), sub·or·di·nat·ed, sub·or·di·nat·ing.

Origin of subordinate

1425–75; late Middle English (adj.) < Medieval Latin subōrdinātus past participle of subōrdināre to subordinate, equivalent to Latin sub- sub- + ōrdin- (stem of ōrdō) rank, order + -ātus -ate1

OTHER WORDS FROM subordinate

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Words related to subordinated

confound, disturb, dumbfound, bewilder, upset, puzzle, shock, confuse, overpower, swamp, demoralize, destroy, surprise, stun, overcome, steamroller, floor, wreck, shatter, stagger

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British Dictionary definitions for subordinated

subordinate

adjective (səˈbɔːdɪnɪt)

of lesser order or importance
under the authority or control of anothera subordinate functionary

noun (səˈbɔːdɪnɪt)

a person or thing that is subordinate

verb (səˈbɔːdɪˌneɪt) (tr usually foll by to)

to put in a lower rank or position (than)
to make subservientto subordinate mind to heart

Derived forms of subordinate

subordinately, adverbsubordination or subordinateness, nounsubordinative, adjective

Word Origin for subordinate

C15: from Medieval Latin subordināre, from Latin sub- + ordō rank
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