subsidiary
11Subsidiary — A subsidiary, in business matters, is an entity that is controlled by a bigger and more powerful entity. The controlled entity is called a company, corporation, or limited liability company, and the controlling entity is called its parent (or the …
12subsidiary — 01. The company is a [subsidiary] of a large, multinational corporation. 02. Many of the companies in this country consist of [subsidiaries] which are simply assembly or warehousing operations. 03. Their business has been bought out, and is now a …
13Subsidiary — A company whose voting stock is more than 50% controlled by another company, usually referred to as the parent company. As long as the parent company has more than 50% of the voting stock in the subsidiary, it has control. In the case of a… …
14subsidiary — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ foreign, offshore (esp. AmE), overseas (esp. BrE) ▪ German, Madrid based, etc. ▪ wholly owned ▪ …
15subsidiary — sub|sid|i|a|ry1 [səbˈsıdiəri US dieri] n plural subsidiaries a company that is owned or controlled by another larger company ▪ a subsidiary of a US company ▪ one of our Japanese subsidiaries subsidiary 2 subsidiary2 adj formal [Date: 1500 1600; …
16subsidiary — [[t]səbsɪ̱diəri, AM dieri[/t]] subsidiaries 1) N COUNT: oft N of n, N n A subsidiary or a subsidiary company is a company which is part of a larger and more important company. ...British Asia Airways, a subsidiary of British Airways. 2) ADJ If… …
17subsidiary — I. adjective Etymology: Latin subsidiarius, from subsidium reserve troops Date: 1543 1. a. furnishing aid or support ; auxiliary < subsidiary details > b. of secondary importance < a subsidiary stream > …
18subsidiary — subsidiarily /seuhb sid ee air euh lee, sid ee er /, adv. subsidiariness, n. /seuhb sid ee er ee/, adj., n., pl. subsidiaries. adj. 1. serving to assist or supplement; auxiliary; supplementary. 2. subordinate or secondary: subsidiary issues. 3.… …
19subsidiary — I UK [səbˈsɪdɪərɪ] / US [səbˈsɪdɪˌerɪ] noun [countable] Word forms subsidiary : singular subsidiary plural subsidiaries ** a company that is owned by a larger company a subsidiary of General Motors II UK [səbˈsɪdɪərɪ] / US [səbˈsɪdɪˌerɪ]… …
20subsidiary — adj. subsidiary to * * * [səb sɪdɪərɪ] subsidiary to …
