Definition of sub-branch in US English:
sub-branch
nounˈsəbˌbræn(t)ʃˈsəbˌbran(t)SH
A secondary or subordinate branch of anything that has branches, such as a tree, a subject of study, or a bank.
Example sentencesExamples
- The new sub-branch was opened due to long queues and slow service at the current office located in Pattaya Naklua, where the majority of electricity subscribers must pay their electrical bills.
- An initial investigation indicated that more than 700 million yuan deposited at the sub-branch by other companies was also unaccounted for, the daily said.
- I mean, ordinarily you would not expect domestic arrangements to end up and land people in a court of law, but it can sometimes happen, the law of obligations, in the sub-branch of torts.
- HSBC has nine branches, two sub-branches and two representative offices.
- Sub-branches were established in each local community, controlled by a state branch, to which the sub-branches sent delegates.