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subservient
/səb ˈsɜr vi ənt/
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compliant and obedient to authority
subservient meaning(s)
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- (adj) compliant and obedient to authority
- (adj) serving or acting as a means or aid
- (adj) abjectly submissive; characteristic of a slave or servant
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- At first, Wang played the role of subservient subject going abroad not for his own sake alone but also for the glory of the motherland.
- Here a younger, more flamboyant crime boss strutted through the courtroom, snapping out orders to subservient henchmen, reveling in his new and lethally acquired notoriety.
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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
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subsistence
/səb ˈsɪ stəns/
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minimal (or marginal) resources for subsisting
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subsistence farming
farming that provides for the basic needs of the farmer without…