What does "subsidiary" mean?

A company owned by a parent company or a holding company, also called daughter company or sister company.

What is a synonym for "subsidiary"?

Common synonyms include: supplemental, accessory, accident, accidental, addendum, addition.

Pronounced //sʌbˈsɪ.di.əɹ.i//.

//sʌbˈsɪ.di.əɹ.i// adj, noun

adj, noun ·Moderate ·College level

Noun

1
A company owned by a parent company or a holding company, also called daughter company or sister company.
2
a company that is completely controlled by another company wordnet
3
A subordinate theme.
4
an assistant subject to the authority or control of another wordnet
5
One who aids or supplies; an assistant.

Adjective

1
Auxiliary or supplemental.
"chief ruler and principal head everywhere, not suffragant and subsidiary"
2
Secondary or subordinate.
"a subsidiary stream"
3
Of or relating to a subsidy.
"subsidiary payments to an ally"