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Uncommonsubsidiary
The correct spelling is subsidiary.
How to pronounce subsidiary
/sʌbˈsɪ.di.əɹ.i/
nounIPA: /sʌbˈsɪ.di.əɹ.i/
Say it like: Sub-sid-iar-ee
The correct spelling is subsidiary. A company owned by a parent company or a holding company, also called daughter company or sister company. For example: "a subsidiary stream"
Usage Examples
“a subsidiary stream”
“subsidiary payments to an ally”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A company owned by a parent company or a holding company, also called daughter company or sister company.
- 2.A subordinate theme.
- 3.One who aids or supplies; an assistant.
adjective
- 1.Auxiliary or supplemental.
- 2.Secondary or subordinate.
- 3.Of, or relating to a subsidy.
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