subsidiary

nounadjectiveB2 · Upper-intermediate

A company owned by a larger company.

Meanings of «subsidiary»

1 · noun

a company owned by a larger company

The bank runs a subsidiary in several countries.

2 · adjective

additional or less important than the main thing

This point is subsidiary to our main concern.

Similar: secondarysupplementaryminor

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The difference between similar words

a part or partner of a bigger company

brancha local office or shop of a bigger companyThe bank has a branch in our town.

subsidiarya company that a bigger company ownsThe shop is a subsidiary of a large company.

affiliatea smaller group joined to a bigger oneThe local club is an affiliate of the national team.

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