what does subsidiary mean?

SUBSIDIARY as NOUN

Meaning
- a company that is completely controlled by another company
Synonym(s)
- subsidiary company (what does subsidiary company mean?)
Hypernyms(s) subsidiary is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- company (what does company mean?)
Meaning
- an assistant subject to the authority or control of another
Synonym(s)
- foot soldier (what does foot soldier mean?)
- subordinate (what does subordinate mean?)
- underling (what does underling mean?)
Hypernyms(s) subsidiary is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- assistant (what does assistant mean?)
- helper (what does helper mean?)
- help (what does help mean?)
- supporter (what does supporter mean?)
Hyponym(s)
- bottom dog (what does bottom dog mean?)
- man (what does man mean?)
- second fiddle (what does second fiddle mean?)
- second banana (what does second banana mean?)
Derived(s)
- subordinate (what does subordinate mean?)
- subdue (what does subdue mean?)
- subordinate (what does subordinate mean?)

Meaning
- functioning in a subsidiary or supporting capacity
Synonym(s)
- auxiliary (what does auxiliary mean?)
- supplemental (what does supplemental mean?)
- supplementary (what does supplementary mean?)
Usage Example(s)
- the main library and its auxiliary branches
Similar To
- secondary (what does secondary mean?)
Meaning
- relating to something that is added but is not essential
Synonym(s)
- accessory (what does accessory mean?)
- adjunct (what does adjunct mean?)
- adjuvant (what does adjuvant mean?)
- ancillary (what does ancillary mean?)
- appurtenant (what does appurtenant mean?)
- auxiliary (what does auxiliary mean?)
Usage Example(s)
- an ancillary pump
- an adjuvant discipline to forms of mysticism
- The mind and emotions are auxilliary to each other
Similar To
- supportive (what does supportive mean?)