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
Recent Examples on the Web
Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 6 June 2024
Washington Prime, which owns the Buckland Hills Plaza on Pleasant Valley Road, has been holding more than undeveloped acres behind the plaza under a subsidiary company, Downeast LLC, for years.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 21 May 2024
Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 22 June 2024
The holder of more than 75% of the voting power of the company’s common stock had taken the step, the filing explained, to remove without cause all members of the board of directors and the boards of each subsidiary.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 17 June 2024
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Adjective
The draft said the stricter reporting requirements would apply to AT&T, Altice, Charter, Comcast, Cox, Lumen (aka CenturyLink), T-Mobile, TDS (including subsidiary US Cellular), and Verizon.
—Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 6 June 2024
Washington Prime, which owns the Buckland Hills Plaza on Pleasant Valley Road, has been holding more than undeveloped acres behind the plaza under a subsidiary company, Downeast LLC, for years.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 21 May 2024
Noun
Were a dismissal to happen, the Rokit subsidiary would lose its bankruptcy protections, including the automatic stay of other pending litigation against it.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 22 June 2024
The holder of more than 75% of the voting power of the company’s common stock had taken the step, the filing explained, to remove without cause all members of the board of directors and the boards of each subsidiary.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 17 June 2024
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“Subsidiary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subsidiary. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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