subsidiary

American  

[suhb-sid-ee-er-ee] / səbˈsɪd iˌɛr i /

adjective

1. serving to assist or supplement; auxiliary; supplementary.

2. subordinate or secondary.

   subsidiary issues.

3. of or relating to a subsidiary.

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noun

plural

subsidiaries

1. a subsidiary thing or person.

2. subsidiary company.

3. Music. a subordinate theme or subject.

subsidiary British  

/ səbˈsɪdɪərɪ /

adjective

1. serving to aid or supplement; auxiliary

2. of lesser importance; subordinate in function

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noun

1. a person who or thing that is subsidiary

2. short for subsidiary company

Other Word Forms

• nonsubsidiary adjective
• subsidiarily adverb
• subsidiariness noun
• unsubsidiary adjective

Etymology

Origin of subsidiary

1535–45; < Latin subsidiārius, equivalent to subsidi ( um ) ( subsidy ) + -ārius -ary

Example Sentences

Hyundai Motor plans to deploy Atlas humanoid robots, developed by its robotics subsidiary Boston Dynamics, at its car factories starting in 2028.

From The Wall Street Journal

In October the nongovernmental organization Mexicans Against Corruption and Impunity reported that a Mexican subsidiary of the state-owned oil company, Pemex, sent $3 billion of crude to Cuba between May and August.

From The Wall Street Journal

That includes commercial ships, including a big order from the shipping subsidiary of Hanwha, as well as vessels for the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal

Prince Bank is a subsidiary of Chen's Prince Holding Group, one of Cambodia's largest conglomerates.

From Barron's

Buffett is a famously hands-off manager, building Berkshire as a decentralized company with just a handful of top executives and largely autonomous subsidiaries.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• ancillary
• supplementary