English Explanatory Dictionary

subsidiary

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Auxiliary or supplemental.
  2. Secondary or subordinate.
  3. Of or relating to a subsidy.
noun
  1. A company owned by a parent company or a holding company, also called daughter company or sister company.
  2. A subordinate theme.
  3. One who aids or supplies; an assistant.

Pronunciation

/sʌbˈsɪ.di.əɹ.i/ /sʌbˈsɪ.dəɹ.i/ /sʌbˈsɪ.d͡ʒəɹ.i/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-subsidiary.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-subsidiary.wav

Word forms

subsidiary more subsidiary most subsidiary subsidiaries

Etymology

From Middle French subsidiaire, from Latin subsidiarius (“belonging to a reserve”).

Related words

subsidiarity

Derived words

nonsubsidiary subsidiarily subsidiariness subsidiarization subsidiary legislation intersubsidiary subsidiarize
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