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Meaning of subsidiary in English

subsidiary
adjective
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/səbˈsɪd.i.ə.ri/ us
/səbˈsɪd.i.er.i/
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used to refer to something less important than something else with which it is connected:
a subsidiary role/factor
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Of little or less importance
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subsidiary
noun [ C ]
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/səbˈsɪd.i.ə.ri/ us
/səbˈsɪd.i.er.i/
a company that is owned by a larger company
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Mergers & acquisitions
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subsidiary | American Dictionary

subsidiary
noun [ C ]
us
/səbˈsɪd·iˌer·i/
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a company that is owned by a larger company

subsidiary

adjective us
/səbˈsɪd·iˌer·i/
All the major record companies had subsidiary labels under their control.
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subsidiary | Business English

subsidiary
noun [ C ]
  FINANCE
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/səbˈsɪdiəri/ us
/səbˈsɪdieri/
plural subsidiaries (also subsidiary company)
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a company that is controlled by another:
a banking/foreign subsidiary
a majority-owned/wholly owned subsidiary
subsidiary of sth California First Bank is a 77%-owned subsidiary of Bank of Tokyo.

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partly-owned subsidiary
sales subsidiary
wholly-owned subsidiary
subsidiary
adjective
uk
/səbˈsɪdiəri/ us
/səbˈsɪdieri/
FINANCE
owned or controlled by another company:
a subsidiary bank/business/outlet The company yesterday said its strategy is to grow subsidiary businesses for future sale.
used to describe something less important than something else, with which it is connected:
Psychometric tests used at interview are not always accurate and only provide subsidiary information.
subsidiary to sth The group wants the protocol to be subsidiary to the WTO.
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Examples of subsidiary

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As is illustrated in figure 2, locally-owned subsidiaries are spread over both states and are further removed from the central urban node.
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Meanwhile, in absolute terms, the output of novel and staid academic subsidiaries continued to search for markets.
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Industry, on the contrary, underwent enormous difficulties due to the crisis in sectors related to alimentary industries and subsidiaries, milling, canning, timber industries.
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The subsidiaries in oil refining, shipping, automobiles, and air transport were faced with losses and high interest expenses through 1995-98.
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In 2001, recovery was swift after completing their debt restructuring in 2000, and selling some of their subsidiaries, including those in coal mining and chemicals.
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Most of the factories built with the subsidies were subsidiaries of major corporations.
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Both countries' economies are dominated by these large, vertically integrated corporations whose subsidiaries are dependent on each other and whose developments were financed by targeted government assistance policies.
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Many multinationals began to sell off subsidiaries.
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1991, a further 79 subsidiaries were captured.
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Recognising the above, 75 percent of the 96 firms replying to the survey used their political affairs division as a form of peak organisation to co-ordinate political control over subsidiaries.
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The number of clinics, including subsidiaries to main clinics, is 470.
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Proper disclosure is essential, but many particularised accounts of subsidiaries are not shown in those of group companies, particularly the salaries of directors.
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He might also be employed by several subsidiaries at different amounts aggregating £10,000 a year and, as we understand it, those sums would not be aggregated.
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When one is considering where companies' subsidiaries, or indeed head offices, are to be located in the future, those figures should be taken into account.
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The basis of current company law establishes that a holding company and its subsidiaries must be regarded as separate entities.
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Translations of subsidiary

in Chinese (Traditional)
輔助的, 次要的, 子公司…
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辅助的, 次要的, 子公司…
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secundario, filial, adicional…
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secundário, subsidiária, subsidiário…
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yan şirket, alt kuruluş, yardımcı…
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subsidiaire, optionnel, filiale…
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ondergeschikt, dochtermaatschappij, dochterondernemingen…
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podružný, dodatečný, přidružený…
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underordnet, datter-, datterselskab…
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subsider, anak perusahaan…
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ที่เสริมให้สมบูรณ์, ที่เป็นสาขา, บริษัทสาขา…
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phụ trợ, chi nhánh, công ty con…
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filia, uzupełniający, podrzędny…
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bi-, stöd-, sido-…
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subsidiari, syarikat subsidiari…
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Tochter-…, die Tochtergesellschaft…
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underordnet, bi-, datter-…
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допоміжний, додатковий, підпорядкований…
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дочерняя компания…
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