subsidiary adj
1 serving to aid or supplement; auxiliary
2 of lesser importance; subordinate in function n pl , -aries
3 a person who or thing that is subsidiary
4 short for →
subsidiary company (C16: from Latin subsidiarius supporting, from subsidium subsidy)
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subsidiarily adv
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subsidiariness n
subsidiary coin n
a coin of denomination smaller than that of the standard monetary unit
subsidiary company n
a company with at least half of its capital stock owned by another company