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单词 subsidiary
释义

subsidiary

1 of 2

adjective

sub·​sid·​i·​ary səb-ˈsi-dē-ˌer-ē How to pronounce subsidiary (audio)
-ˈsi-də-rē
1
a
: furnishing aid or support : auxiliary
subsidiary details
b
: of secondary importance
a subsidiary stream
2
: of, relating to, or constituting a subsidy
a subsidiary payment to an ally
subsidiarily
səb-ˌsi-dē-ˈer-ə-lē How to pronounce subsidiary (audio)
adverb

subsidiary

2 of 2

noun

plural subsidiaries
: one that is subsidiary
especially : a company wholly controlled by another

Example Sentences

Noun one of the company's foreign subsidiaries
Recent Examples on the Web
Adjective
Hopkins returns, now in a subsidiary role, with a cast headed by Hugh Jackman, Laura Dern, and Vanessa Kirby. Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Sep. 2022 BBC Studios is the subsidiary arm of the BBC, and ITV is the U.K.’s biggest commercial broadcaster. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 28 Feb. 2022 All other human passions are subsidiary to lust for money and contempt for those no longer in a position to dole it out. Geoffrey O’brien, The New York Review of Books, 29 Jan. 2020 Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, crowning Point Loma’s seabound ridge, is a vast public symbol, a monument, enveloping a multitude of subsidiary symbols like a fruit cradling seeds. San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Oct. 2020 Analysts estimate the subsidiary’s earnings will drop by about 8.9% this year, the most since 2003. Bruce Einhorn, Bloomberg.com, 19 May 2020 The drug has the backing of one of Japan’s most powerful companies, Fujifilm, whose subsidiary Toyama Chemical developed Avigan. Ben Dooley, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2020 Earlier this month, Singapore Airlines and subsidiary SilkAir announced a temporary reduction in flight services across their global network, owing to weak demand as a result of the outbreak. Bloomberg.com, 2 Apr. 2020 The company has also formed strategic investor partnerships with Consort Medical, whose subsidiary Bespark manufacturers Binx's test cartridges, and Wondfo Biotech. Mark Hay, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2020
Noun
City National Bank is a subsidiary of Royal Bank of Canada. Jordaan Sanford, Variety, 7 Sep. 2022 DCS Hospitality Group is a subsidiary of Sidhu Realty Capital, which owns single-family housing and strip centers up and down the East Coast. Brenda Cain And Yadi Rodriguez - Cleveland.com, cleveland, 31 Aug. 2022 Newman's Own, the products company, is a subsidiary of Newman's Own Foundation, a nonprofit organization. Dave Collins, ajc, 24 Aug. 2022 Newman’s Own, the products company, is a subsidiary of Newman’s Own Foundation, a nonprofit organization. Dave Collins, Hartford Courant, 24 Aug. 2022 Durham, which also serves the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District, is a subsidiary of National Express LLC, which operates more than 22,500 school buses across more than 550 school districts in 34 states and three Canadian provinces. Zaz Hollander, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Aug. 2022 The company's energy subsidiary owns leading electric utilities including PacifiCorp and MidAmerican, oil and natural gas pipelines and several renewable power companies. Paul R. La Monica, CNN, 23 June 2022 Workers in Activision Blizzard's Raven Software subsidiary voted Monday to join the Communication Workers of America union in the video game industry's most high-profile successful labor organizing win. Harold Maass, The Week, 24 May 2022 The album, released in 1958, compiled 12 of Diddley’s groundbreaking singles on Chess Records’ Checker subsidiary. Paul Grein, Billboard, 17 Mar. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Latin subsidiarius, from subsidium reserve troops

First Known Use

Adjective

1543, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Noun

1603, in the meaning defined above

Legal Definition

subsidiary

noun

sub·​sid·​i·​ary
səb-ˈsi-dē-ˌer-ē, -ˈsi-də-rē
plural subsidiaries
: a company having the majority of its stock owned by another company compare affiliate

Note: The parent company of a subsidiary generally has the same policy-making powers as any majority owner and can do such things as appoint directors and hire officers. The subsidiary is controlled by the parent through these powers, and the parent may be held liable for the acts of the subsidiary if the subsidiary is found to be an instrumentality of the parent.

subsidiary 1 of 2

noun

as in supplement
something that is of secondary importance to something else one of the company's foreign subsidiaries

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • supplement
  • option
  • accompaniment
  • additive
  • complement
  • accessory
  • appendage
  • appliance
  • adjunct
  • adapter
  • attachment
  • add-on
  • adaptor
  • accoutrement
  • accouterment

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • essential
  • requirement
  • requisite
  • necessity

subsidiary

2 of 2

adjective

as in subordinate

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • subordinate
  • ancillary
  • secondary
  • auxiliary
  • supplementary
  • peripheral
  • appurtenant
  • supplemental
  • accessory
  • subservient
  • marginal
  • another
  • accessorial
  • substitute
  • additional
  • complementary
  • contributory
  • backup
  • tributary
  • added
  • makeshift
  • further
  • inferior
  • assistant
  • assisting
  • supportive
  • adjuvant
  • helping

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • necessary
  • integral
  • essential
  • requisite
  • primary
  • basic
  • vital
  • imperative
  • required
  • fundamental
  • principal
  • main
  • needful
  • chief
  • needed
  • indispensable
  • prime
  • all-important
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