subsidiary

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English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˌsʌbˈsɪd.jɜː(ɹ).i/, SAMPA: /%sVb"sId.j3:(r).i/

Adjective

subsidiary (comparative more subsidiary, superlative most subsidiary)

1. auxiliary or supplemental
2. secondary or subordinate
3. of, or relating to a subsidy

Translations

auxiliary or supplemental

Danish: subsidiær (da) German: ergänzend (de) Norwegian: subsidiær (no)

Russian: вспомогательный (ru), дополнительный (ru) Swedish: subsidiär (sv)

secondary or subordinate

Russian: второстепенный (ru)

of or relating to a subsidy

Noun

subsidiary (plural subsidiaries)

1. A company owned by the parent company or holding company
2. (music) a subordinate theme

Translations

company owned by the parent company or holding company

Czech: dceřiná společnost (cs) f. Dutch: dochterbedrijf n., filiaal f. Finnish: tytäryhtiö (fi) French: filiale (fr) German: Tochterunternehmen n., Tochtergesellschaft f.

Icelandic: dótturfyrirtæki (is) n. Japanese: 子会社 (ja) (こがいしゃ, kogaisha) Russian: дочерняя компания (ru) f., дочка (ru) f. Serbian: podružnica f. Swedish: dotterbolag (sv) n.

music: a subordinate theme