/ Dictionary / Index S subordinated: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: sub•or•di•nat•ed Pronunciation: (su-bôr'dn-ā"tid), [key] — adj. Finance. noting or designating a debt obligation whose holder is placed in precedence below secured and general creditors: subordinated debentures. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: subordinated (Thesaurus) subordinate clause subordinating conjunction Related Content Daily Word Quiz: neologism Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language