subsidiary
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iˌɛr adjective
1.
serving to assist or supplement; auxiliary; supplementary.
2.
subordinate or secondary: subsidiary issues.
3.
of or pertaining to a subsidiary.
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subsidiary (səbˈsɪdɪərɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | serving to aid or supplement; auxiliary |
| 2. | of lesser importance; subordinate in function |
| —n , -aries | |
| 3. | a person who or thing that is subsidiary |
| 4. | short for subsidiary company |
| [C16: from Latin subsidiārius supporting, from subsidium | |
| sub'sidiarily | |
| —adv | |
| sub'sidiariness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
subsidiary
1543, from M.Fr. subsidiaire, from L. subsidiarius "serving to assist or supplement," from subsidium "help, aid" (see subsidy).
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Example sentences
Amazingly, they had one small subsidiary that reported to the savings-and-loan board-don't ask me why.
Valuation of investments insecurities issued by a financial subsidiary.
The information service may be conducted by the information utility itself, by a subsidiary, or by one or more of the subscribers.
It yields to privileged and incidental motions, but not to subsidiary ones.
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