sub·sid·i·ary
səb-ˈsi-dē-ˌer-ē 
-ˈsi-də-rē
1
a
: furnishing aid or support : auxiliary
subsidiary details
b
: of secondary importance
a subsidiary stream
2
: of, relating to, or constituting a subsidy
a subsidiary payment to an ally
plural subsidiaries
: one that is subsidiary
especially
: a company wholly controlled by another
Examples of subsidiary in a Sentence
Noun
one of the company's foreign subsidiaries
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Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
The company organized its developing drugs into subsidiary companies that could be spun off into separate ventures or be sold.
—Alexander Coolidge, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Sydney Franklin, The Enquirer, 1 Aug. 2025
Issues with the permitting process had halted the plans until the late 1980s, when Flambeau Mining Co., a subsidiary of Kennecott, reassessed the project and decided that the deposits could be sufficiently reached using only an open-pit mine for a short period.
—Laura Schulte, jsonline.com, 1 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
In the ad, Jet2 offers a deal on a vacation package through Jet2holidays, a subsidiary company that sells vacations and tours.
—Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
The company organized its developing drugs into subsidiary companies that could be spun off into separate ventures or be sold.
—Alexander Coolidge, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Noun
Host Cincinnati Hotel, LLC, a subsidiary of the real estate investment trust Hotel Hostels & Resorts, previously owned the hotel.
—Sydney Franklin, The Enquirer, 1 Aug. 2025
Issues with the permitting process had halted the plans until the late 1980s, when Flambeau Mining Co., a subsidiary of Kennecott, reassessed the project and decided that the deposits could be sufficiently reached using only an open-pit mine for a short period.
—Laura Schulte, jsonline.com, 1 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for subsidiary
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“Subsidiary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subsidiary. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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