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Meaning of 'subsidiary' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Subsidiary [ a.]
- Furnishing aid; assisting; auxiliary; helping; tributary; especially, aiding in an inferior position or capacity; as, a subsidiary stream.
- Of or pertaining to a subsidy; constituting a subsidy; being a part of, or of the nature of, a subsidy; as, subsidiary payments to an ally.
2 . Subsidiary [ n.]
- One who, or that which, contributes aid or additional supplies; an assistant; an auxiliary.

Meaning of 'subsidiary' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . subsidiary [ s]
Meaning (1):
- functioning in a supporting capacity
Example in sentence:
  • the main library and its auxiliary branches

Nearby Words:

sub sub judice sub- sub-base sub-bass subacid subacrid subacromial subact subaction

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