subsidiary

Word family adverbsubsidiarilynounsubsidiaritysubsidyadjectivesubsidiaryverbsubsidize

Related topics: Companies

sub·sid·i·a·ry1 /səbˈsɪdiəri $ -dieri/ noun (plural subsidiaries) [countableC]

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

Examples from the Corpus

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 adjectiveadj 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。

Examples from the Corpus

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 Dictionary

subsidiarysub·sid·i·a·ry1 /səbˈsɪdiəri-dieri/ noun (plural subsidiaries) [countableC]

a company that is at least half-owned by another company

It is important that investors are able to deal with confidence with enterprises from other member states, whether directly, or through their subsidiaries.

subsidiary of

Chase Manhattan Bank is a subsidiary of Chase Manhattan Corp.

→ partly-owned subsidiary → sales subsidiary → wholly-owned subsidiary

subsidiarysubsidiary2 adjectiveadj

connected with, but less important than, something

subsidiary to

The issue of responsibility is subsidiary to the pressing need to compensate victims.

Origin subsidiary2

(1500-1600) Latin subsidiarius, from subsidium; → SUBSIDY

词汇	subsidiary
释义	subsidiary Word family adverbsubsidiarilynounsubsidiaritysubsidyadjectivesubsidiaryverbsubsidize Related topics: Companies sub·sid·i·a·ry1 /səbˈsɪdiəri $ -dieri/ ●○○ noun (plural subsidiaries) [countableC] 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 Examples from the Corpus 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 adjectiveadj 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。 Examples from the Corpus 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 Dictionary subsidiarysub·sid·i·a·ry1 /səbˈsɪdiəri-dieri/ noun (plural subsidiaries) [countableC] a company that is at least half-owned by another company It is important that investors are able to deal with confidence with enterprises from other member states, whether directly, or through their subsidiaries. subsidiary of Chase Manhattan Bank is a subsidiary of Chase Manhattan Corp. → partly-owned subsidiary → sales subsidiary → wholly-owned subsidiary subsidiarysubsidiary2 adjectiveadj connected with, but less important than, something subsidiary to The 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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