subsidiary
adjective/səbˈsɪdiəri/
/səbˈsɪdieri/
- subsidiary (to something) connected with something but less important than it synonym additional
- subsidiary information
- a subsidiary matter
- (British English) I'm taking history as a subsidiary subject (= one that is not studied in as great depth as a main subject).
- (of a business company) owned or controlled by another companyTopics Businessc2
Word Originmid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘serving to help or supplement’): from Latin subsidiarius, from subsidium ‘support, assistance’.
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