adj · noun · 9 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/sʌbˈsɪ.di.əɹ.i/
/sʌbˈsɪ.dəɹ.i/
/sʌbˈsɪ.d͡ʒəɹ.i/
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CMU ARPABET:S AH0 B S IH1 D IY0 EH2 R IY0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Auxiliary or supplemental.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Secondary or subordinate.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
a subsidiary stream
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adj
Meaning 3
Of or relating to a subsidy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
subsidiary payments to an ally
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
A company owned by a parent company or a holding company, also called daughter company or sister company.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
A subordinate theme.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
noun
Meaning 6
One who aids or supplies; an assistant.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
7
adjective satellite
Meaning 7
functioning in a supporting capacity
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the main library and its auxiliary branches
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: auxiliary, supplemental, supplementary
Antonyms: none provided
8
noun
Meaning 8
a company that is completely controlled by another company
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: subsidiary company
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: company
9
noun
Meaning 9
an assistant subject to the authority or control of another
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: subordinate, underling, foot soldier
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: assistant, helper, help, supporter
Narrower terms: associate, bottom dog, cog, man, second fiddle, second banana
History
Etymology
From Middle French subsidiaire, from Latin subsidiarius (“belonging to a reserve”).
Across languages
Translations
100 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
помощен
(pomošten)
— auxiliary or supplemental
Bulgarian:
спомагателен
(spomagatelen)
— auxiliary or supplemental
Danish:
hjælpe-
— auxiliary or supplemental
Danish:
subsidiær
— auxiliary or supplemental
Finnish:
lisä-
— auxiliary or supplemental
Finnish:
täydentävä
— auxiliary or supplemental
French:
subsidiaire
— auxiliary or supplemental
Georgian:
დამხმარე
(damxmare)
— auxiliary or supplemental
Georgian:
დამატებითი
(damaṭebiti)
— auxiliary or supplemental
German:
ergänzend
— auxiliary or supplemental
German:
nebensächlich
— auxiliary or supplemental
Greek:
επικουρικός
(epikourikós)
— auxiliary or supplemental
Greek:
βοηθητικός
(voïthitikós)
— auxiliary or supplemental
Hungarian:
járulékos
— auxiliary or supplemental
Hungarian:
kiegészítő
— auxiliary or supplemental
Hungarian:
kisegítő
— auxiliary or supplemental
Norwegian:
subsidiær
— auxiliary or supplemental
Portuguese:
subsidiário
— auxiliary or supplemental
Portuguese:
subsidiária
— auxiliary or supplemental
Romanian:
subsidiar
— auxiliary or supplemental
Russian:
вспомога́тельный
(vspomogátelʹnyj)
— auxiliary or supplemental
Russian:
дополни́тельный
(dopolnítelʹnyj)
— auxiliary or supplemental
Swedish:
subsidiär
— auxiliary or supplemental
Turkish:
iştirakî
— auxiliary or supplemental
Turkish:
tâbî
— auxiliary or supplemental
Turkish:
yan
— auxiliary or supplemental
Welsh:
atodol
— auxiliary or supplemental
Bulgarian:
помощен
(pomošten)
— secondary or subordinate
Danish:
datter-
— secondary or subordinate
Finnish:
sivu-
— secondary or subordinate
Finnish:
toissijainen
— secondary or subordinate
French:
secondaire
— secondary or subordinate
Georgian:
მეორადი
(meoradi)
— secondary or subordinate
Georgian:
მეორეხარისხოვანი
(meorexarisxovani)
— secondary or subordinate
German:
Tochter-
— secondary or subordinate
German:
subsidiär
— secondary or subordinate
German:
untergeordnet
— secondary or subordinate
German:
nachgeordnet
— secondary or subordinate
Greek:
δευτερεύων
(defterévon)
— secondary or subordinate
Hungarian:
al-
— secondary or subordinate
Hungarian:
mellék-
— secondary or subordinate
Portuguese:
subsidiário
— secondary or subordinate
Romanian:
subsidiar
— secondary or subordinate
Russian:
второстепенный
(vtorostepennyj)
— secondary or subordinate
Turkish:
ikincil
— secondary or subordinate
Turkish:
tâlî
— secondary or subordinate
Bulgarian:
субсидиен
(subsidien)
— of or relating to a subsidy
Finnish:
avustus-
— of or relating to a subsidy
Finnish:
apu-
— of or relating to a subsidy
Finnish:
tuki-
— of or relating to a subsidy
French:
subsidiaire
— of or relating to a subsidy
German:
unterstützend
— of or relating to a subsidy
Hungarian:
támogatási célú/jellegű
— of or relating to a subsidy
Portuguese:
subsidiário
— of or relating to a subsidy
Bulgarian:
дъщерна компания
(dǎšterna kompanija)
— company owned by a parent company or a holding company
Bulgarian:
филиал
(filial)
— company owned by a parent company or a holding company
Catalan:
filial
— company owned by a parent company or a holding company
Chinese Mandarin:
子公司
(zǐgōngsī)
— company owned by a parent company or a holding company
Czech:
dceřiná společnost
— company owned by a parent company or a holding company
Czech:
dceřiný podnik
— company owned by a parent company or a holding company
Danish:
datterselskab
— company owned by a parent company or a holding company
Dutch:
dochterbedrijf
— company owned by a parent company or a holding company
Dutch:
filiaal
— company owned by a parent company or a holding company
Dutch:
dochteronderneming
— company owned by a parent company or a holding company
Finnish:
tytäryhtiö
— company owned by a parent company or a holding company
French:
filiale
— company owned by a parent company or a holding company
Georgian:
შვილობილი კომპანია
(švilobili ḳomṗania)
— company owned by a parent company or a holding company
German:
Tochterunternehmen
— company owned by a parent company or a holding company
German:
Tochtergesellschaft
— company owned by a parent company or a holding company
German:
Tochterfirma
— company owned by a parent company or a holding company
German:
Tochter
— company owned by a parent company or a holding company
German:
Zweigunternehmen
— company owned by a parent company or a holding company
German:
Zweigniederlassung
— company owned by a parent company or a holding company
Greek:
θυγατρική εταιρία
(thygatrikí etairía)
— company owned by a parent company or a holding company
Greek:
παράρτημα
(parártima)
— company owned by a parent company or a holding company
Hindi:
समनुषंगी
(samnuṣaṅgī)
— company owned by a parent company or a holding company
Hungarian:
leányvállalat
— company owned by a parent company or a holding company
Hungarian:
fiók
— company owned by a parent company or a holding company
Icelandic:
dótturfyrirtæki
— company owned by a parent company or a holding company
Irish:
fochomhlacht
— company owned by a parent company or a holding company
Italian:
filiale
— company owned by a parent company or a holding company
Japanese:
子会社
(kogaisha)
— company owned by a parent company or a holding company
Norwegian:
datterselskap
— company owned by a parent company or a holding company
Polish:
spółka zależna
— company owned by a parent company or a holding company
Portuguese:
filial
— company owned by a parent company or a holding company
Portuguese:
subsidiária
— company owned by a parent company or a holding company
Romanian:
companie subsidiară
— company owned by a parent company or a holding company
Romanian:
subsidiară
— company owned by a parent company or a holding company
Russian:
дочерняя компа́ния
(dočernjaja kompánija)
— company owned by a parent company or a holding company
Russian:
до́чка
(dóčka)
— company owned by a parent company or a holding company
Serbo-Croatian:
podružnica
— company owned by a parent company or a holding company
Spanish:
filial
— company owned by a parent company or a holding company
Spanish:
subsidiaria
— company owned by a parent company or a holding company
Spanish:
sucursal
— company owned by a parent company or a holding company
Swedish:
dotterbolag
— company owned by a parent company or a holding company
Tagalog:
kubsamahan
— company owned by a parent company or a holding company
Turkish:
bağlı kuruluş
— company owned by a parent company or a holding company
Turkish:
bağlı şirket
— company owned by a parent company or a holding company
Turkish:
tâbî şirket
— company owned by a parent company or a holding company
Turkish:
yavru şirket
— company owned by a parent company or a holding company