subsidiary

[ suh b-sid-ee-er-ee ]
/ səbˈsɪd iˌɛr i /

adjective

serving to assist or supplement; auxiliary; supplementary.
subordinate or secondary: subsidiary issues.
of or relating to a subsidiary.

noun, plural sub·sid·i·ar·ies.

a subsidiary thing or person.
subsidiary company.
Music. a subordinate theme or subject.

Origin of subsidiary

1535–45; < Latin subsidiārius, equivalent to subsidi(um) (see subsidy) + -ārius -ary

OTHER WORDS FROM subsidiary

sub·sid·i·ar·i·ly [suh b-sid-ee-air-uh-lee, -sid-ee-er-] /səbˌsɪd iˈɛər ə li, -ˈsɪd iˌɛr-/, adverb sub·sid·i·ar·i·ness, noun non·sub·sid·i·ar·y, adjective, noun, plural non·sub·sid·i·ar·ies. un·sub·sid·i·ar·y, adjective

Words nearby subsidiary

subshell, subshrub, subside, subsidence, subsidiarity, subsidiary, subsidiary atrial pacemaker, subsidiary cell, subsidiary coin, subsidiary company, subsidiary ledger

British Dictionary definitions for non-subsidiary

subsidiary
/ (səbˈsɪdɪərɪ) /

adjective

serving to aid or supplement; auxiliary
of lesser importance; subordinate in function

noun plural -aries

a person who or thing that is subsidiary
short for subsidiary company

Derived forms of subsidiary

subsidiarily, adverb subsidiariness, noun

Word Origin for subsidiary

C16: from Latin subsidiārius supporting, from subsidium subsidy