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subsidiary
What does subsidiary mean?
subsidiary (noun): a company that is controlled by another company.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you pronounce subsidiary?
/səbˈsɪdiˌɛɹi/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does subsidiary come from?
From Middle French subsidiaire, from Latin subsidiarius (“belonging to a reserve”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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