Subsidiary

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Serving to assist or supplement; auxiliary.
  • adj. Secondary in importance; subordinate.
  • adj. Of, relating to, or of the nature of a subsidy.
  • n. One that is subsidiary to another.
  • n. A subsidiary company.
  • n. Music A theme subordinate to a main theme or subject.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. auxiliary or supplemental
  • adj. secondary or subordinate
  • adj. of, or relating to a subsidy
  • n. A company owned by the parent company or holding company
  • n. a subordinate theme
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Furnishing aid; assisting; auxiliary; helping; tributary; especially, aiding in an inferior position or capacity.
  • adj. Of or pertaining to a subsidy; constituting a subsidy; being a part of, or of the nature of, a subsidy.
  • n. One who, or that which, contributes aid or additional supplies; an assistant; an auxiliary.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Held ready to furnish assistance; held as a reserve.
  • Lending assistance; aiding; assistant; furnishing help; ancillary.
  • Furnishingsupplementary supplies: as, a subsidiary stream.
  • Relating or pertaining to a subsidy; founded on or connected with a subsidy or subsidies: as, a subsidiary treaty.
  • n. One who or that which contributes aid or additional supplies; an auxiliary; an assistant.
  • n. In music, a subordinate theme or subject, especially in an episode of an extended work.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. functioning in a supporting capacity
  • n. a company that is completely controlled by another company
  • n. an assistant subject to the authority or control of another
  • Equivalent
    secondary   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    company   
    Cross Reference
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    assisting    auxiliary    helping    tributary    assistant    subordinate    accidental   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    affiliate    respective    principal    lesser    above    corporation    crucial    operate    domestic    historic