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sub·sid·i·ar·y

(səb-sĭd′ē-ĕr′ē)

adj.

1. Serving to assist or supplement; auxiliary.

2. Secondary in importance; subordinate.

3. Of, relating to, or of the nature of a subsidy.

n. pl. sub·sid·i·ar·ies

1. One that is subsidiary to another.

2. A subsidiary company.

3. Music A theme subordinate to a main theme or subject.

[Latin subsidiārius, from subsidium, support; see subsidy.]

sub·sid′i·ar′i·ly (-âr′ə-lē) adv.

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subsidiary

(səbˈsɪdɪərɪ)

adj

1. serving to aid or supplement; auxiliary

2. of lesser importance; subordinate in function

n, pl -aries

3. a person who or thing that is subsidiary

4. (Economics) short for subsidiary company

[C16: from Latin subsidiārius supporting, from subsidium subsidy]

subˈsidiarily adv

subˈsidiariness n

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sub•sid•i•ar•y

(səbˈsɪd iˌɛr i)

adj., n., pl. -ar•ies. adj.

1. serving to assist or supplement.

2. subordinate or secondary: subsidiary issues.

3. a subsidiary thing or person.

4. a company whose controlling interest is owned by another company.

[1535–45; < Latin subsidiārius=subsidi(um) (see subsidy) + -ārius -ary]

sub•sid`i•ar′i•ly (-ˌsɪd iˈɛər ə li, -ˈsɪd iˌɛr-) adv.

sub•sid′i•ar`i•ness, n.

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Noun	1.	subsidiary - an assistant subject to the authority or control of another subordinate, underling, foot soldier assistant, helper, help, supporter - a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose; "my invaluable assistant"; "they hired additional help to finish the work" associate - a person with subordinate membership in a society, institution, or commercial enterprise; "associates in the law firm bill at a lower rate than do partners" bottom dog - a person of low status cog - a subordinate who performs an important but routine function; "he was a small cog in a large machine" man - a male subordinate; "the chief stationed two men outside the building"; "he awaited word from his man in Havana" second fiddle, second banana - someone who serves in a subordinate capacity or plays a secondary role
	2.	subsidiary - a company that is completely controlled by another company subsidiary company company - an institution created to conduct business; "he only invests in large well-established companies"; "he started the company in his garage"
Adj.	1.	subsidiary - functioning in a supporting capacity; "the main library and its auxiliary branches" auxiliary, supplemental, supplementary secondary - being of second rank or importance or value; not direct or immediate; "the stone will be hauled to a secondary crusher"; "a secondary source"; "a secondary issue"; "secondary streams"

subsidiary

noun

1. branch, division, section, office, department, wing, satellite, subdivision, subsection, local office a subsidiary of the American multinational

adjective

1. secondary, lesser, subordinate, minor, supplementary, auxiliary, supplemental, contributory, ancillary, subservient a subsidiary position
secondary leading, major, chief, main, central, key, primary, vital, principal, head

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subsidiary

adjective

Giving or able to give help or support:

accessory, ancillary, assistant, auxiliary, collateral, contributory, supportive.

noun

A local unit of a business or an auxiliary controlled by such a business:

affiliate, branch, division.

Translations

إضافيثانوي، فَرْعيشَرِكَةٌ تَابِعَةفُروع تابِعَه

dceřiná společnostdodatečnýfiliálnípobočkapodružný

datterselskabunderordnetdatter-

Tochtergesellschaft Tochtergesselschaft

θυγατρική εταιρεία

filial secundario

tytäryhtiö

filiale inférieur subsidiaire auxiliaire

podružnica

leányvállalatmásodlagos

auka-dótturfyrirtæki

sussidiario consociata

子会社

자회사

filiālefiliāles-papildu-

dochtermaatschappij

datterselskap datter-

pomocnik

subsidiária

дочерняя компания

doplňujúci

dotterbolag

บริษัทสาขา

bağlı bayi şube yan yardımcı

công ty con

子公司辅助的附属机构附属的

subsidiary

[səbˈsɪdɪərɪ]

A. ADJ

1. (= secondary) [interest, importance, role, question] → secundario

2. (Comm) [company, bank] → filial

3. (Univ) [subject, course] → complementario
I want to do subsidiary Spanish → quiero hacer español como asignatura complementaria

B. N

1. (Comm) (= company) → filial f; (= bank) → sucursal f, filial f

2. (Univ) → asignatura f complementaria

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subsidiary

[səbˈsɪdiəri]

adj

(= secondary) [role, matter] → subsidiaire

(British) (SCHOOL, UNIVERSITY) [subject] → complémentaire

n (also subsidiary company) → filiale f

subsidiary

adj → untergeordnet; question → zusätzlich; importance → nebensächlich; subsidiary role → Nebenrolle f; subsidiary subject → Nebenfach nt; subsidiary company → Tochtergesellschaft f; to be subsidiary to something → einer Sache (dat) → untergeordnet sein

n → Tochtergesellschaft f

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subsidiary

[səbˈsɪdɪərɪ]

1. adj (company) → consociato/a; (role) → secondario/a (Brit) (Univ) (subject) → complementare
subsidiary cone (Geol) → cono vulcanico secondario

2. n (Comm) → filiale f (Univ) → materia complementare

subsidiary

(səbˈsidjəri) adjective

1. adding to, or making a contribution towards, something larger, more important etc. questions that are subsidiary to the main one.

2. (of a firm, company etc) controlled by another, larger firm.

noun – plural subˈsidiaries –

something that is subsidiary. this firm and its subsidiaries.

subsidiary

→ شَرِكَةٌ تَابِعَة dceřiná společnost datterselskab Tochtergesellschaft θυγατρική εταιρεία filial tytäryhtiö filiale podružnica consociata 子会社 자회사 dochtermaatschappij datterselskap pomocnik subsidiária дочерняя компания dotterbolag บริษัทสาขา yan công ty con 子公司

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