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subserve
/səb ˈsɜrv/
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be helpful or useful
subserve meaning(s)
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- (v) be helpful or useful
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- Some years before, Artist Robinson had concluded that the only excuse for painting was to subserve architecture and had applied himself to that problem.
- In The Trial, setting and camera steadily subserve the subject.
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subservience
/səb ˈsɜr vi əns/
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the condition of being something that is useful in reaching…
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subservient
/səb ˈsɜr vi ənt/
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compliant and obedient to authority
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subserviently
in an obsequious manner
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subservientness
in a subservient state
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subset
/ˈsəb ˌsɛt/
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a set whose members are members of another set; a set contained within another…
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subshrub
low-growing woody shrub or perennial with woody base
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subside
/səb ˈsaɪd/
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wear off or die down
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subsidence
/səb ˈsaɪ dəns/
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an abatement in intensity or degree (as in the manifestations…
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subsidiarity
secondary importance
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subsidiary
/səb ˈsɪ di ˌɛ ri/
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an assistant subject to the authority or control of another
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subsidiary company
a company that is completely controlled by another company
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subsidiary ledger
details of an account supporting the amount stated in the general…
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subsiding
/səb ˈsaɪ dɪŋ/
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a gradual sinking to a lower level
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subsidisation
money (or other benefits) obtained as a subsidy
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subsidise
secure the assistance of by granting a subsidy, as of nations or military forces
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subsidised
having partial financial support from public funds
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subsidiser
someone who assists or supports by giving a subsidy
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subsidization
/ˌsəb sɪ dɪ ˈzeɪ ʃən/
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money (or other benefits) obtained as a subsidy
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subsidize
/ˈsəb sɪ ˌdaɪz/
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support through subsidies
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subsidized
/ˈsəb sɪ ˌdaɪzd/
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having partial financial support from public funds
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subsidizer
someone who assists or supports by giving a subsidy
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subsidy
/ˈsəb sɪ di/
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a grant paid by a government to an enterprise that benefits the public
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subsist
/səb ˈsɪst/
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support oneself