subsidiary

🇺🇸 /səbˈsɪdieri/ 🇬🇧 /səbˈsɪdiəri/
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adjective
R

secondary in importance

Math is my main subject, but I also study art as a subsidiary subject.

R

being a smaller part of a larger organization

The subsidiary company is responsible for the marketing aspect of the business.

noun
R

a smaller company that is controlled by a larger one

He was transferred to the subsidiary in another city.

translation

adj. secondary in importance; being a smaller part of a larger organization
n. a smaller company that is controlled by a larger one

Word Forms

Plural subsidiaries