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subsidiary definition

sub·sidi·ary (səb sid′ē er′ē, -ē ər ē)

adjective

  1. giving aid, support, service, etc.; serving to supplement; auxiliary
  2. being in a secondary or subordinate relationship
  3. of, constituting, or maintained by a subsidy or subsidies

Etymology: L subsidiarius < subsidium: see subsidy

noun pl. subsidiaries -·ar′·ies

a person or thing that is subsidiary; specif.,
  1. a company controlled by another company which owns all or a majority of its shares
    in full subsidiary company
  2. Music a subordinate theme

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