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subsidiary

/sʌbˈsɪ.di.əɹ.i/noun, adjective5 syllables

Subsidiary means: functioning in a supporting capacity.

Synonyms for subsidiary8

noun, as in an assistant subject to the authority or control of another

subordinate, underling, foot soldier

noun, as in a company that is completely controlled by another company

subsidiary company

adjective, as in functioning in a supporting capacity

What does subsidiary mean?3

adjective

1

functioning in a supporting capacity“the main library and its auxiliary branches”

noun

1

an assistant subject to the authority or control of another

2

a company that is completely controlled by another company

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Subsidiary in a sentence

  • It's a wholly-owned subsidiary, but it maintains some independence from its parent company.AlanF_US
  • Overseas subsidiaries are putting out top-of the-line products.Swift
  • The company is our wholly-owned subsidiary.AlanF_US
  • YouTube is a subsidiary of Google, which controls most of the Internet through its own services.ninefi

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of subsidiary

as a noun

plural
subsidiaries