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AH020387 Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary

Subsidiary

What does 'subsidiary' mean?
  

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In the case of business, means a company that is controlled by another company. Generally, it happens when the major company has at least 50% plus one of the shares of the other one.

  • In the case of business, means a company that is controlled by another company.
  • Generally, it happens when the major company has at least 50% plus one of the shares of the other one.
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In the case of business, means a company that is controlled by another company.

Generally, it happens when the major company has at least 50% plus one of the shares of the other one.
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And what does it mean linguistically?
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According to 'Advanced Learner's Dictionary':

Subsidiary: "connected with sth but less important than it"

In this meaning, it's generally used in university: major subjects X subsidiary subjects.

So, it's a subject that you took from another course/department. For example: you are graduated in history with French as your subsidiary subject.

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