subsidiary

Significado (Inglês)

Adj

1. Auxiliary or supplemental.
2. Secondary or subordinate.
3. Of or relating to a subsidy.

Noun

1. A company owned by a parent company or a holding company, also called daughter company or sister company.
2. A subordinate theme.
3. One who aids or supplies; an assistant.

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/sʌbˈsɪ.di.əɹ.i/

Etimologia (Inglês)

From Middle French subsidiaire, from Latin subsidiarius (“belonging to a reserve”).

Frases

It eventually set up a subsidiary , Exelixis Plant Sciences , for the agricultural work .

Eventualmente, estabeleceu uma subsidiária, a Exelixis Plant Sciences, para o trabalho agrícola.