subsidiary
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Subsidiary is part of the Academic Word List. It is important for students in college and university.
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- A subsidiary is a company that is owned by a larger company.
- This company owns three subsidiaries that make different kinds of machines.
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- If something is subsidiary, it is connected, but lower in importance, rank, or level, etc.
- Surprisingly, the subsidiary company became more successful than the parent company.
- At some point work became subsidiary to music for her.