subsidiary

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BrE /ˈsʌbsɪdəri/ AmE /ˈsʌbsɪdəri/

noun / adjective en → es

1 COMPANY [noun] B2

a company that is controlled by another larger company and owned partly or completely by it

filial, subsidiaria (empresa)

  • be a subsidiary of

Collocations subsidiary company · parent company

  • The new subsidiary will be based in London.

    La nueva filial estará basada en Londres.

2 ADJ-LEGAL [adjective] B2

(of a company) owned partly or completely by another larger company and controlled by it

subsidiaria (de una empresa)

  • be subsidiary to

Collocations subsidiary company · parent company

  • The subsidiary is required to report its financial results.

    La filial está obligada a presentar sus resultados financieros.

1 ADJ-GENERAL [adjective] B2

less important or less powerful than something else; secondary

subsidiario, secundario

  • be subsidiary to

Collocations subsidiary role · primary and subsidiary roles

  • The subsidiary role of the committee is to advise on policy.

    El papel secundario del comité es asesorar sobre la política.

2 ADJ-LEGAL [adjective] C1

(of a claim or right) less important than another one; secondary

subsidiario, secundario (derecho)

  • be subsidiary to

Collocations subsidiary claim · primary and subsidiary claims

  • The court rejected the subsidiary claim.

    El tribunal rechazó la demanda subsidiaria.