subsidiary

[ suh b-sid-ee-er-ee ]

/ səbˈsɪd iˌɛr i /

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adjective

serving to assist or supplement; auxiliary; supplementary.

subordinate or secondary: subsidiary issues.

of or relating to a subsidiary.

noun, plural sub·sid·i·ar·ies.

a subsidiary thing or person.

subsidiary company.

Music. a subordinate theme or subject.

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Origin of subsidiary

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

Related formssub·sid·i·ar·i·ly

[suh b-sid-ee-air-uh-lee, -sid-ee-er-] /səbˌsɪd iˈɛər ə li, -ˈsɪd iˌɛr-/, adverbsub·sid·i·ar·i·ness, nounnon·sub·sid·i·ar·y, adjective, noun, plural non·sub·sid·i·ar·ies.un·sub·sid·i·ar·y, adjective

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Examples from the Web for subsidiary

AirAsia Indonesia, which operated Flight 8501, is the Indonesian subsidiary of AirAsia, which is based in Malaysia.
Annoying Airport Delays Might Prevent You From Becoming the Next AirAsia 8501|Clive Irving|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
And this week CNPC agreed to buy 10 percent of Vankorneft, a Rosneft subsidiary, which operates the lucrative Vankor oil field.
China Is Financing Putin’s Aggression|Gordon G. Chang|November 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Rolls Royce Motor Cars is a subsidiary of BMW, who make the engines.
Nationalism on Four Wheels|Clive Irving|October 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He does not see his wealth and status as subsidiary, he holds both shamelessly close.
Sting and Hillary Are Just Like You: How the Very Rich Play at Being Very Ordinary|Tim Teeman|June 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The parent company of LS Fashion Limited based in America had made a standard loan investment to the UK subsidiary.
L’Wren Scott Was Not Closing Label|Erin Cunningham|March 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In this case, he might make due provision at that time for the operations involved in the subsidiary problems.
Sound Military Decision|U.s. Naval War College
But if they are not subsidiary to the man, and his character, then he is a sadder spectacle than a vain book or a poor picture.
The Potiphar Papers|George William Curtis
In some of these cases the purpose of the subsidiary mission may be readily apparent.
Sound Military Decision|U.s. Naval War College
In such a case, the display of subsidiary minuti subtracts from its weight.
The Ethnology of Europe|Robert Gordon Latham
And the other subsidiary clause completes the thought: ‘through Christ.’
Expositions of Holy Scripture: Romans Corinthians (To II Corinthians, Chap. V)|Alexander Maclaren

British Dictionary definitions for subsidiary

subsidiary

/ (səbˈsɪdɪərɪ) /

adjective

serving to aid or supplement; auxiliary

of lesser importance; subordinate in function

noun plural -aries

a person who or thing that is subsidiary

short for subsidiary company

Derived Formssubsidiarily, adverbsubsidiariness, noun

Word Origin for subsidiary

C16: from Latin subsidiārius supporting, from subsidium subsidy

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Word Origin and History for subsidiary

subsidiary

adj.

1540s, from Middle French subsidiaire, from Latin subsidiarius "serving to assist or supplement," from subsidium "help, aid" (see subsidy).

subsidiary

adjective

noun, plural sub·sid·i·ar·ies.

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