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subsidiary

  • adjective
  • /sʌbˈsɪ.di.əɹ.i/

Auxiliary or supplemental.

Other meanings

  1. Secondary or subordinate.

    “a subsidiary stream”

  2. Of or relating to a subsidy.

    “subsidiary payments to an ally”

Related words

  • nonsubsidiary
  • subsidiarily
  • subsidiariness
  • subsidiarization
  • subsidiary legislation

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