subsidiary

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subsidiary Definition

• (n) an assistant subject to the authority or control of another
• (n) a company that is completely controlled by another company
• (s) relating to something that is added but is not essential; "an ancillary pump"; "an adjuvant discipline to forms of mysticism"; "The mind and emotions are auxilliary to each other"
• (s) functioning in a subsidiary or supporting capacity; "the main library and its auxiliary branches"

subsidiary Synonyms

• accessory
• adjunct
• adjuvant
• ancillary
• appurtenant
• auxiliary
• foot soldier
• subordinate
• subsidiary
• subsidiary company
• supplemental
• supplementary
• underling