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subsidiary definition
sub·sidi·ary (səb sid′ē er′ē, -ē ər ē)
adjective
- giving aid, support, service, etc.; serving to supplement; auxiliary
- being in a secondary or subordinate relationship
- 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.,
- a company controlled by another company which owns all or a majority of its sharesin full subsidiary company
- Music a subordinate theme
Related Forms:
- subsidiarily sub·sid′i·ar′i·ly adverb
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