26984 words

subsidiary

6 definitions • 7 examples
1
used to refer to something less important than something else with which it is connected:

Examples:

a subsidiary role/factor
2
a company that is owned by a larger company
3
a company that is owned by a larger company
4
a company that is controlled by another:

Examples:

a banking/foreign subsidiary
a majority-owned/wholly owned subsidiary
subsidiary of sth California First Bank is a 77%-owned subsidiary of Bank of Tokyo.
5
owned or controlled by another company:

Examples:

a subsidiary bank/business/outlet The company yesterday said its strategy is to grow subsidiary businesses for future sale.
6
used to describe something less important than something else, with which it is connected:

Examples:

Psychometric tests used at interview are not always accurate and only provide subsidiary information.
subsidiary to sth The group wants the protocol to be subsidiary to the WTO.

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