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   Sub·sid·i·ar·y

   /səbˈsidēˌerē/

   

   adjective

   • 1. less important than but related or supplementary to something: "many environmentalists argue that the cause of animal rights is subsidiary to that of protecting the environment"
   • ▪ (of a company) controlled by a holding or parent company: "all the firm's subsidiary companies have to operate under broad general guidelines"

   noun

   • 1. a company controlled by a holding company: "the firm's Spanish subsidiary"
   • ▪ a thing that is of lesser importance than but related to something else: "Mozart follows his first theme by a crowd of subsidiaries"

   Word Origin mid 16th century (in the sense ‘serving to help or supplement’): from Latin subsidiarius, from subsidium ‘support, assistance’ (see subsidy).

   Derivatives

   • 1. subsidiarily adverb

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   The meaning of SUBSIDIARY is furnishing aid or support : auxiliary. How to use subsidiary in a sentence.

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   SUBSIDIARY definition: 1. used to refer to something less important than something else with which it is connected: 2. a…. Learn more.

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   Mar 27, 2024 · A subsidiary is a company that is more than 50% owned by a parent company or holding company. Subsidiaries are separate and distinct legal entities from their parent...

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   Subsidiary definition: serving to assist or supplement; auxiliary; supplementary.. See examples of SUBSIDIARY used in a sentence.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSUBSIDIARY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Jun 1, 2024 · adjective. 1. serving to aid or supplement; auxiliary. 2. of lesser importance; subordinate in function. noun Word forms: plural -aries. 3. a person who or thing that is subsidiary. 4. short for subsidiary company.

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   If a company belongs to another company, then the owned company is a subsidiary. When a large company bought your small business, you became a subsidiary. It still hurts to call them the parent company, since you publish novels and they make toilet paper.

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   Definition of subsidiary noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   1 a company controlled by a holding company: a subsidiary of Cable and Wireless the firm's Spanish subsidiary More example sentences Most public companies have a holding company and subsidiaries.

10. www.britannica.com › money › subsidiarySubsidiary | Definition, Meaning, Parent Company, & Holding...

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    subsidiary, a company that is at least 51 percent owned by another business firm, known as a parent company or holding company. A parent company is generally understood to be one that conducts its own business operations apart from those of its subsidiary or subsidiaries, while a holding company is.

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    SUBSIDIARY definition: a company that is owned by another larger company. Learn more.