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adjective Finance.
noting or designating a debt obligation whose holder is placed in precedence below secured and general creditors: subordinated debentures.
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Subordinated
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sub·or·di·nate
[adj., n. suh-bawr-dn-it; v. suh-bawr-dn-eyt] adjective, noun, verb, sub·or·di·nat·ed, sub·or·di·nat·ing. adjective
1.
placed in or belonging to a lower order or rank.
2.
of less importance; secondary.
3.
subject to or under the authority of a superior.
4.
subservient or inferior.
5.
EXPANDsubject; dependent.
6.
Grammar.
a.
acting as a modifier, as when I finished, which is subordinate to They were glad in They were glad when I finished.
b.
noting or pertaining to a subordinating conjunction.
7.
COLLAPSEObsolete. submissive.
noun
8.
a subordinate person or thing.
verb (used with object)
9.
to place in a lower order or rank.
10.
to make secondary (usually followed by to): to subordinate work to pleasure.
11.
to make subject, subservient, or dependent (usually followed by to): to subordinate passion to reason.
Origin:
1425–75; late Middle English (adj.) < Medieval Latin subōrdinātus past participle of subōrdināre to subordinate, equivalent to Latin sub- sub- + ōrdin- (stem of ōrdō) rank, order + -ātus -ate1
1425–75; late Middle English (adj.) < Medieval Latin subōrdinātus past participle of subōrdināre to subordinate, equivalent to Latin sub- sub- + ōrdin- (stem of ōrdō) rank, order + -ātus -ate1
Related forms
sub·or·di·nate·ly, adverb
sub·or·di·nate·ness, noun
non·sub·or·di·nate, adjective
EXPANDnon·sub·or·di·nat·ing, adjective
pre·sub·or·di·nate, verb (used with object), pre·sub·or·di·nat·ed, pre·sub·or·di·nat·ing.
self-sub·or·di·nat·ing, adjective
un·sub·or·di·nate, adjective
un·sub·or·di·na·tive, adjective
COLLAPSESynonyms
2. ancillary. 8. inferior, subject. 9. lower, reduce.
2. ancillary. 8. inferior, subject. 9. lower, reduce.
Antonyms
2. superior; primary.
2. superior; primary.
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