Subsidiary — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an assistant subject to the authority or control of another

a company that is completely controlled by another company

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sʌbsˈɪdjɚɹi/

🇬🇧British English

/sʌbsˈɪdjəɹi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sʌbsˈɪdjəɹi/

4 syllables Say it as /sʌbsˈɪdjɚɹi/.

Examples

the main library and its auxiliary branches

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

supplementary foot soldier supplemental auxiliary subsidiary company subordinate underling

Parts of Speech

noun	an assistant subject to the authority or control of another
noun	a company that is completely controlled by another company
adjective	functioning in a supporting capacity “the main library and its auxiliary branches”

Word Forms

subordinate	adjective	lower in rank or importance
subordinate	verb	make subordinate, dependent, or subservient
subsidiary	adjective	functioning in a supporting capacity
auxiliary	noun	someone who acts as assistant
subsidiary	noun	an assistant subject to the authority or control of another
subsidiarity	noun	secondary importance
supplement	noun	a supplementary component that improves capability

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Tochtergesellschaft

ein Assistent, der der Autorität oder Kontrolle eines anderen unterliegt

🇫🇷French

filiale

un assistant soumis à l'autorité ou au contrôle d'un autre

🇪🇸Spanish

filial

un asistente sujeto a la autoridad o control de otro

🇮🇹Italian

filiale

un assistente soggetto all'autorità o al controllo di un altro

🇳🇱Dutch

dochteronderneming

een assistent die onderworpen is aan het gezag of de controle van een ander

🇵🇹Portuguese

subsidiária

um assistente sujeito à autoridade ou controle de outro

🇷🇺Russian

дочерняя компания

помощник, находящийся под властью или контролем другого

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सहायक

एक सहायक जो दूसरे के अधिकार या नियंत्रण के अधीन है

🇧🇩Bengali

সহায়ক

একজন সহকারী অন্যের কর্তৃত্ব বা নিয়ন্ত্রণের বিষয়

🇮🇳Tamil

துணை நிறுவனம்

மற்றொருவரின் அதிகாரம் அல்லது கட்டுப்பாட்டிற்கு உட்பட்ட உதவியாளர்

🇮🇳Telugu

అనుబంధ

మరొకరి అధికారం లేదా నియంత్రణకు లోబడి ఉన్న సహాయకుడు

🇮🇳Marathi

उपकंपनी

सहाय्यक दुसऱ्याच्या अधिकाराच्या किंवा नियंत्रणाच्या अधीन आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

પેટાકંપની

અન્યના અધિકાર અથવા નિયંત્રણને આધીન સહાયક

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಂಗಸಂಸ್ಥೆ

ಇನ್ನೊಬ್ಬರ ಅಧಿಕಾರ ಅಥವಾ ನಿಯಂತ್ರಣಕ್ಕೆ ಒಳಪಟ್ಟಿರುವ ಸಹಾಯಕ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സബ്സിഡിയറി

മറ്റൊരാളുടെ അധികാരത്തിനോ നിയന്ത്രണത്തിനോ വിധേയനായ ഒരു സഹായി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਹਾਇਕ

ਕਿਸੇ ਹੋਰ ਦੇ ਅਧਿਕਾਰ ਜਾਂ ਨਿਯੰਤਰਣ ਦੇ ਅਧੀਨ ਇੱਕ ਸਹਾਇਕ

🇵🇰Urdu

ماتحت ادارہ

ایک معاون کسی دوسرے کے اختیار یا کنٹرول کے تابع

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

子公司

受他人授权或控制的助手

🇯🇵Japanese

子会社

他人の権限または管理を受ける助手

🇰🇷Korean

자회사

다른 사람의 권위나 통제를 받는 보조자

🇻🇳Vietnamese

công ty con

một trợ lý chịu sự ủy quyền hoặc kiểm soát của người khác

🇹🇭Thai

บริษัท ย่อย

ผู้ช่วยที่อยู่ภายใต้อำนาจหรือการควบคุมของผู้อื่น

🇮🇩Indonesian

anak perusahaan

seorang asisten yang tunduk pada otoritas atau kendali orang lain

🇲🇾Malay

anak syarikat

pembantu yang tertakluk kepada kuasa atau kawalan orang lain

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

فرعية

مساعد يخضع لسلطة أو سيطرة شخص آخر

🇮🇷Persian

شرکت فرعی

دستیار تحت اختیار یا کنترل دیگری

🇹🇷Turkish

yan kuruluş

başkasının otoritesine veya kontrolüne tabi bir yardımcı

🇮🇱Hebrew

חֶברַת בַּת

עוזר הכפוף לסמכות או לשליטתו של אחר

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The primary meaning of 'subsidiary' is 'an assistant subject to the authority or control of another'.

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