subsidiary

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sub·sid·i·a·ry1 /səbˈsɪdiəri $ -dieri/ ●○○ noun (plural subsidiaries) [countable]  BBCa company that is owned or controlled by another larger company 子公司，附属公司 a subsidiary of a US company 一家美国公司的子公司 one of our Japanese subsidiaries 我们在日本的附属公司之一► see thesaurus at company

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subsidiary• Relco plans to establish a subsidiary company in the UK with a capital of around $4m.• InterHarvest is a subsidiary of United Brands.• Under our law, a subsidiary can go bankrupt and normally the parent company will not be liable for its debts.• Lowe is part of the Lowe Group, one of the three large subsidiaries of Interpublic.• Sharp Electronics is the U.S. subsidiary of Japan's Sharp Corporation.• Buying back the subsidiary will cost the last twelve months in sales times a factor of 0.75 to 1.5.• The subsidiary has 50 offices around the country.• The stated intention of the Eleventh Directive is to harmonise the laws relating to subsidiaries and branches.subsidiary2 ●○○ AWL adjective formal  UNIMPORTANTconnected with, but less important than, something else 附带的，附属的；次要的 SYN secondary a subsidiary hypothesis 一个附带假设subsidiary to All other issues are subsidiary to this one. 其他所有问题都是这个问题连带出来的。

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subsidiary• All subsidiary companies are 100 percent owned.• Some 600 of the workforce will transfer to the subsidiary company.• The J. B., etc. was one of Mr. Bonanza's little subsidiary concerns.• Incidentally women may be mentioned, in prayers or as subsidiary figures in readings.• Philips plans to ship players, under both its Philips and subsidiary Magnavox labels, late this year.• Your seven ideas should be subsidiary ones to the main theme you are trying to communicate.• It was also used as the finish for small or irregularly shaped subsidiary roofs over bays and porches, etc.• If you take the English literature course, you can do linguistics as a subsidiary subject.• The formulation of a lasting peace settlement was the main objective, and everything else was seen as subsidiary to it.subsidiary to• The Pacific Fleet's plan was subsidiary to the Navy's overall strategy.From Longman Business Dictionarysubsidiarysub‧sid‧i‧a‧ry1 /səbˈsɪdiəri-dieri/ noun (plural subsidiaries) [countable] a company that is at least half-owned by another companyIt is important that investors are able to deal with confidence with enterprises from other member states, whether directly, or through their subsidiaries.subsidiary ofChase Manhattan Bank is a subsidiary of Chase Manhattan Corp. → partly-owned subsidiary → sales subsidiary → wholly-owned subsidiarysubsidiarysubsidiary2 adjective connected with, but less important than, somethingsubsidiary toThe issue of responsibility is subsidiary to the pressing need to compensate victims.Origin subsidiary2 (1500-1600) Latin subsidiarius, from subsidium; → SUBSIDY

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sub‧sid‧i‧a‧ry¹ /səbˈsɪdiəri $ -dieri/ noun (plural subsidiaries) [countable]
a company that is owned or controlled by another larger company:
    a subsidiary of a US company
    one of our Japanese subsidiaries
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ company an organization that makes or sells something, or provides a service: big oil companies | telephone companies | He runs a software company.
   ▪ firm a company, especially one that provides a service rather than producing goods: a law firm | a firm of accountants | a security firm
   ▪ business a company – often used when talking about a company that employs only a small number of people: She set up her own catering business. | small businesses | a family business
   ▪ corporation a large company that often includes several smaller companies: IBM is one of the biggest corporations in the world.
   ▪ multinational a very large company with offices in many different countries: American multinationals are establishing research and development facilities across the developing world.
   ▪ conglomerate /kənˈɡlɒmərət, kənˈɡlɒmərɪt $ -ˈɡlɑː-/ a very large company that consists of several different companies which have joined together: The company was taken over by a German media conglomerate.
   ▪ giant a word used mainly by newspapers for a very large company: Their clients include the retail giant, Wal-Mart.
   ▪ subsidiary a company that is owned by a larger company: The company runs its New York operations through a US subsidiary.

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subsidiary² AC adjective formalconnected with, but less important than, something else
   SYN  secondary:
    a subsidiary hypothesis
    subsidiary to
    All other issues are subsidiary to this one.