Scrabble Dictionary
Find the definition of a word with its score in word games.
Word Games
| Scrabble US | (16 Points) | |
| Scrabble UK | (16 Points) | |
| Words With Friends | (17 Points) |
Subsidiary
səbˈsɪdiəri
Subsidiary definitions
adjective
subsidiary
- less important than but related or supplementary to something
"a subsidiary flue of the main chimney"
subordinate secondary ancillary auxiliary lesser minor subservient supplementary supplemental additional extra attendant peripheral- (of a company) controlled by a holding or parent company
"all the firm's subsidiary companies have to operate under broad general guidelines"
noun
subsidiaries
subsidiary
- a company controlled by a holding company
"a subsidiary of Cable and Wireless"
subordinate company wholly owned company- a thing that is of lesser importance than but related to something else
"Mozart follows his first theme by a crowd of subsidiaries"