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subsidiario

subsidiary

adjective soob-see-DYAH-ryoh Rare

Also means

ancillary

Usage Note

Subsidiario means subordinate or auxiliary in a legal or organisational sense, as in responsabilidad subsidiaria 'subsidiary liability' — a core concept in Spanish contract law where a secondary party is liable only if the primary one fails to pay. Do not confuse with subsidiado ('subsidised').

Examples

"Tiene una responsabilidad subsidiaria."

Natural Translation

She has subsidiary liability.

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