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   subsidiary

   /səbˈsɪdɪəri/

   adjective

   • 1. less important than but related or supplementary to something: "a subsidiary flue of the main chimney"
   • ▪ (of a company) controlled by a holding or parent company: "all the firm's subsidiary companies have to operate under broad general guidelines"

   noun

   • 1. a company controlled by a holding company: "a subsidiary of Cable and Wireless"
   • ▪ a thing that is of lesser importance than but related to something else: "Mozart follows his first theme by a crowd of subsidiaries"

   Word Origin mid 16th century (in the sense ‘serving to help or supplement’): from Latin subsidiarius, from subsidium ‘support, assistance’ (see subsidy).

   Derivatives

   • 1. subsidiarily adverb

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

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   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. marginal. meaninglessly. meaninglessness. mere. picayune.

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

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   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 - ...

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   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.dictionary.com › browse › subsidiarySUBSIDIARY Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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

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

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   A subsidiary or a subsidiary company is a company which is part of a larger and more important company. [ business ] Offshore banks are often formed as a subsidiary of an international bank.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishSUBSIDIARY | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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

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

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   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.