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    subsidiary
    /səbˈsɪdɪəri/

    adjective

    • 1. less important than but related or supplementary to something: "a subsidiary flue of the main chimney"

    noun

    • 1. a company controlled by a holding company: "a subsidiary of Cable and Wireless"

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  2. 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. Learn the meaning of subsidiary as an adjective and a noun, with examples of usage and word history. Find out how subsidiary relates to a company controlled by another company or a secondary stream.

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    • How Subsidiaries Work
    • Subsidiary Financials
    • Subsidiary Pros and Cons
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    In the corporate world, a subsidiary is a company that belongs to another company, which is usually referred to as the parent company or holding company. The parent holds a controlling interest in the subsidiary company, meaning it owns or controls more than half of its stock. In cases where a subsidiary is 100% owned by another company, the subsid...

    Subsidiaries are separate and distinct legal entities from their parent companies, which is reflected in the independence of their liabilities, taxation, and governance. If a parent company owns a subsidiary in a foreign land, the subsidiary must follow the laws of the country where it is incorporated and operates. However, given their controlling ...

    A subsidiary usually prepares independent financial statements. Typically, these are sent to the parent, which will aggregate them—as it does financials from all of its operations—and carry them on its consolidated financial statements. In contrast, an associate company's financials are not combined with the parent's. Instead, the parent registers ...

    Buying an interest in a subsidiary usually requires a smaller investment on the part of the parent company than a mergerwould. Also unlike a merger, shareholder approval is not required to purchase or sell a subsidiary. A parent company buys or establishes a subsidiary to obtain specific synergies, such as a more diversified product line or assets ...

    Public companies are required by the SEC to disclose significant subsidiaries. Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc., for example, has a long and diverse list of subsidiary companies, including International Dairy Queen, Clayton Homes, Business Wire, GEICO, and Helzberg Diamonds. Berkshire Hathaway's acquisition of many diverse businesses follow...

    A subsidiary is a company that is completely or partially owned by another company. Acquiring and establishing subsidiaries is fairly common among publicly traded companies, especially in industries like tech and real estate. The advantages of these business structures include tax benefits, reduced risk, increased efficiencies, and diversification....

    A subsidiary is a company that is more than 50% owned by another company, called the parent or holding company. Learn how subsidiaries work, their advantages and disadvantages, and some real-world examples of subsidiaries.

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

  5. A subsidiary is a company that is part of a larger and more important company, or something that is less important than something else. Learn more about the word forms, synonyms, pronunciation, and usage of subsidiary in different contexts.

  6. A subsidiary is a company that is at least 51 percent owned by another business firm, known as a parent company or holding company. Learn how subsidiaries can benefit or disadvantage parent companies, and how they differ from divisions and affiliates.

  7. 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.