subsidiary

/sʌbsˈɪdjəɹi/

/səbˈsɪdiˌɛɹi/

[noun] [adjective]

Subsidiary

[NOUN]

a business company controlled or owned by a holding or parent company

synonyms : subsidiary company

an assistant subject to the authority or control of another

synonyms : foot soldier

subordinate

underling

subsidiary

[ADJECTIVE]

functioning in a supporting capacity

synonyms : auxiliary

supplemental

supplementary

Examples

1. Subsidiaries of Shell and Eni paid the Nigerian government for the block.

2. Their subsidiaries ignore concerns about supposedly criminal free products.

3. Berkshire subsidiaries engage in a wide range of totally unrelated businesses, insurance and paint, energy and housing, transportation and food, jewelry and pig-feeding equipment.

4. You have a subsidiary on the reservation.