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/sʌbˈsɪ.di.əɹ.i/ · sub.si.di.a.ry
noun
- A company owned by a parent company or a holding company, also called daughter company or sister company. The multinational corporation has several subsidiary companies operating in different countries.
- A subordinate theme. The artist explored a subsidiary theme of love in her latest painting series.
- One who aids or supplies; an assistant. The team's subsidiary member helped with the project's research and development.
adjective
- Auxiliary or supplemental. The subsidiary role of the supporting actor added depth to the film.
- Secondary or subordinate. The subsidiary stream flowed into the main river.
- Of, or relating to a subsidy. The subsidiary payments to the ally were a gesture of goodwill.
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