sub|sid´i|ar´i|ly

sub|sid´i|ar´i|ly
sub|sid|i|ar|y «suhb SIHD ee EHR ee», adjective, noun, plural -ar|ies.
–adj.
1. useful to assist or supplement; auxiliary; supplementary: »

The teacher sold books as a subsidiary occupation.

2. subordinate; secondary: »

a subsidiary issue. Only as a subsidiary reason does the message advocate more trade to help assure our own economic growth (Wall Street Journal).

3. maintained by a subsidy or subsidies.
–n.
1. a person or thing that assists or supplements.
2. a company having over half of its stock owned or controlled by another company: »

The bus line was a subsidiary of the railroad.

3. Music. a secondary theme or subject.
[< Latin subsidiārius < subsidium reserve troops; see etym. under subsidy (Cf.subsidy)]
sub|sid´i|ar´i|ly, adverb.

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