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subsidiary

/sʌbˈsɪ.di.əɹ.i/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.92 in modern English

Syllables
sub-sidiary
IPA
/sʌbˈsɪ.di.əɹ.i/
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Auxiliary or supplemental.

adj

Secondary or subordinate.

adj

Of or relating to a subsidy.

noun

A company owned by a parent company or a holding company, also called daughter company or sister company.

noun

A subordinate theme.

noun

One who aids or supplies; an assistant.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle French subsidiaire, from Latin subsidiarius (“belonging to a reserve”).

Inflected Forms

more subsidiary (comparative) most subsidiary (superlative) subsidiaries (plural)

Derived Forms

nonsubsidiary subsidiarily subsidiariness subsidiarization intersubsidiary subsidiarize

Phrases

subsidiary legislation

Frequently Paired Words

subsidiarity

Synonyms

auxiliary supplemental supplementary subsidiary company subordinate underling foot soldier

Questions

How do you pronounce subsidiary?
The recorded pronunciation is /sʌbˈsɪ.di.əɹ.i/.
What does subsidiary mean?
Auxiliary or supplemental.
Where does subsidiary come from?
From Middle French subsidiaire, from Latin subsidiarius (“belonging to a reserve”).

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