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Definition of subsidiary:
Synonyms:
base, adjunct, affiliate, acquisition, second, footslogger, collateral, agency, assistant, in descending order, supplemental, adjuvant, secondary, anchor, the biz, big business, subordinate, agent, supplementary, auxiliary, accessory, underling, account, subordinate word, marcher, ancillary, lesser, infantryman, supportive, blue chip, foot soldier, appurtenant, contributory, incidental, help, subsidiary company, hyponym.
Usage examples:
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He that hath begun a good work will also perfect the same, and when He gave to you and me His Son, He bound Himself to give us every subsidiary and secondary blessing which was needed to make that Son's work complete in each of us.
- "Expositions of Holy Scripture: Romans Corinthians (To II Corinthians, Chap. V)", Alexander Maclaren. -
At best they have been subsidiary; the colonial efforts of Italy in the Red Sea and in Somaliland have as yet produced little else than disaster and disappointment.
- "The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.)", John Holland Rose. -
One or two of their subsidiary concerns are registered there.
- "The Gold Trail", Harold Bindloss.