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    sub·sid·i·ar·y
    /səbˈsidēˌerē/

    adjective

    • 1. less important than but related or supplementary to something: "many environmentalists argue that the cause of animal rights is subsidiary to that of protecting the environment"

    noun

    • 1. a company controlled by a holding company: "the firm's Spanish subsidiary"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSUBSIDIARY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    used to refer to something less important than something else with which it is connected: a subsidiary role / factor. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Of little or less importance. be in/under someone's shadow idiom. be neither here nor there idiom. big deal. biggie. derisory. meaninglessly. meaninglessness. merely. piddling. piddly.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › subsidiarySubsidiary Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of SUBSIDIARY is furnishing aid or support : auxiliary. How to use subsidiary in a sentence.

  4. www.investopedia.com › terms › sSubsidiary Company: Definition, Examples, Pros & Cons - ...

    Jun 25, 2024 · A subsidiary is a company that is more than 50% owned by a parent company or holding company. Subsidiaries are separate and distinct legal entities from their parent...

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSUBSIDIARY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    1. serving to aid or supplement; auxiliary. 2. of lesser importance; subordinate in function. noun Word forms: plural -aries. 3. a person who or thing that is subsidiary. 4. short for subsidiary company. Collins English Dictionary.

  6. www.britannica.com › money › subsidiarySubsidiary | Definition, Meaning, Parent Company, & Holding...

    subsidiary, a company that is at least 51 percent owned by another business firm, known as a parent company or holding company. A parent company is generally understood to be one that conducts its own business operations apart from those of its subsidiary or subsidiaries, while a holding company is one whose sole function is that of ownership.

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › subsidiarySubsidiary - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    If a company belongs to another company, then the owned company is a subsidiary. When a large company bought your small business, you became a subsidiary. It still hurts to call them the parent company, since you publish novels and they make toilet paper.

  8. www.dictionary.com › browse › subsidiarySUBSIDIARY Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com

    Subsidiary definition: serving to assist or supplement; auxiliary; supplementary.. See examples of SUBSIDIARY used in a sentence.

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishsubsidiary noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of subsidiary noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  10. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionsubsidiary adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

    subsidiary (to something) connected with something but less important than it synonym additional. subsidiary information; a subsidiary matter (British English) I'm taking history as a subsidiary subject (= one that is not studied in as great depth as a main subject).

  11. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMeaning of subsidiary – Learner’s Dictionary - Cambridge...

    SUBSIDIARY definition: a company that is owned by another larger company. Learn more.

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