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subsidiary
[suhb-sid-ee-er-ee]
adjective
serving to assist or supplement; auxiliary; supplementary.
subordinate or secondary.
subsidiary issues.
of or relating to a subsidiary.
noun
plural
subsidiariesa subsidiary thing or person.
Music., a subordinate theme or subject.
subsidiary
/ səbˈsɪdɪərɪ /
adjective
serving to aid or supplement; auxiliary
of lesser importance; subordinate in function
noun
a person who or thing that is subsidiary
short for subsidiary company
Other Word Forms
- subsidiarily adverb
- subsidiariness noun
- nonsubsidiary adjective
- unsubsidiary adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of subsidiary1
Word History and Origins
Origin of subsidiary1
Example Sentences
The subsidiary and former executive were appealing the decision and maintained that the subsidiary itself was “the victim of fraud,” ALT5’s filing said.
Dutch bank ABN Amro plans to slash thousands of jobs and sell its personal loans subsidiary as part of its new strategic plan to boost profitability and capital returns in the next three years.
The increase was driven by 11.7 billion francs in net new money inflows and strong stock markets, which offset the hit from a stronger franc against the dollar and the sale of its Brazilian subsidiary.
The GSK subsidiary said its move came in response to allegations by Anaptys that it hadn’t fulfilled some of the requirements of the agreement and Anaptys intended to revoke the deal.
Foxconn and Intrinsic, a subsidiary of Google's parent Alphabet, also announced Friday a deal to develop and deploy "intelligent robotics solutions across Foxconn facilities in the US".
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