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1. (adj.) subsidiary
serving to assist or supplement.
2. subsidiary
subordinate or secondary:
subsidiary issues.
3. (n.) subsidiary
a subsidiary thing or person.
4. subsidiary
a company whose controlling interest is owned by another company.
Etymology: (1535–45; < L subsidiārius=subsidi(um) (see subsidy ) +-ārius -ary)
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| Definition of 'Subsidiary' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) subordinate, subsidiary, underling, foot soldier
an assistant subject to the authority or control of another
2. (adj) subsidiary company, subsidiary
a company that is completely controlled by another company
3. (adj) auxiliary, subsidiary, supplemental, supplementary
functioning in a supporting capacity
"the main library and its auxiliary branches"
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| Definition of 'Subsidiary' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) Subsidiary
furnishing aid; assisting; auxiliary; helping; tributary; especially, aiding in an inferior position or capacity; as, a subsidiary stream
2. (adj) Subsidiary
of or pertaining to a subsidy; constituting a subsidy; being a part of, or of the nature of, a subsidy; as, subsidiary payments to an ally
3. (noun) Subsidiary
one who, or that which, contributes aid or additional supplies; an assistant; an auxiliary
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| Definitions of 'Subsidiary' |
The Roycroft Dictionary |
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Subsidiary
A competitor who has come off his perch through threats or bribes, or both.
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Sense: adding to, or making a contribution towards, something larger, more important etc
questions that are subsidiary to the main one.
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 Afrikaans: aanvullend |
 Arabic: إضافي |
 Bulgarian: допълнителен |
 Brazilian: subsidiário |
 Czech: podružný; dodatečný |
 German: Tochter-... |
 Danish: underordnet |
 Greek: συμπληρωματικός |
 Spanish: secundario; adicional |
 Estonian: lisa-, teisejärguline |
 Farsi: كمكي |
 Finnish: lisä- |
 French: subsidiaire, accessoire |
 Hebrew: מִשנִי |
 Hindi: सहायक |
 Croatian: dopunski, pomoćan |
 Hungarian: másodlagos |
 Indonesian: subsider |
 Icelandic: auka- |
 Italian: ausiliario, complementare |
 Japanese: 補助の |
 Korean: 부차적인 |
 Lithuanian: šalutinis, papildomas |
 Latvian: papildu-; palīg- |
 Malay: subsidiari |
 Dutch: ondergeschikt |
 Norwegian: underordnet, bi- |
 Polish: uzupełniający, podrzędny |
 Persian: كمكي |
 Pashto: کمکی |
 Portuguese: subsidiário |
 Romanian: subsidiar, accesoriu |
 Russian: вспомогательный |
 Slovak: pomocný; doplňujúci |
 Slovenian: pomožen |
 Serbian: sporedni |
 Swedish: bi-, stöd-, sido- |
 Thai: ที่เสริมให้สมบูรณ์ |
 Turkish: yardımcı |
 Taiwanese: 輔助的 |
 Ukrainian: допоміжний, додатковий |
 Urdu: امدادی |
 Vietnamese: phụ trợ |
 Chinese: 辅助的 |
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