noun🔗ShareA company owned by a parent company or a holding company, also called daughter company or sister company."My family's main business owns a subsidiary company that manufactures toys. "businesseconomyfinanceorganizationtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA subordinate theme."In her presentation about the history of the company, the speaker highlighted the subsidiary theme of its early struggles with funding. "literaturestyleaspecttoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareOne who aids or supplies; an assistant."The student's teacher acted as a subsidiary, helping him understand the difficult math problem. "aidpersonjoborganizationbusinesstoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareAuxiliary or supplemental."The school's after-school program is a subsidiary activity to the main curriculum. "businessorganizationtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareSecondary or subordinate."a subsidiary stream"businessorganizationtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareOf, or relating to a subsidy."subsidiary payments to an ally"economybusinessfinancegovernmentaidtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
