sub·sid·i·ary
səb-ˈsi-dē-ˌer-ē 
-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
plural subsidiaries
: one that is subsidiary
especially
: a company wholly controlled by another
Examples of subsidiary in a Sentence
Noun
one of the company's foreign subsidiaries
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Jay Adkisson, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
The company will devise and develop new content that Fremantle and its subsidiary producers, including Eureka Productions, will produce and sell.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 27 Jan. 2025
Jason Phillips, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025
What to Know The U.S. Treasury Department said the sanctioned entities procured UAV components for an Iranian firm and its subsidiary that are both already under U.S. sanctions.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
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Adjective
American Carbon's first argument that the charging order was not warranted was based on the fact that two of its subsidiary LLCs had been formed in Indiana and the other two in Delaware.
—Jay Adkisson, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
The company will devise and develop new content that Fremantle and its subsidiary producers, including Eureka Productions, will produce and sell.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 27 Jan. 2025
Noun
She was hired by a large Japanese corporation’s subsidiary to be a local employee in the Bay Area.
—Jason Phillips, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025
What to Know The U.S. Treasury Department said the sanctioned entities procured UAV components for an Iranian firm and its subsidiary that are both already under U.S. sanctions.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
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“Subsidiary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subsidiary. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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