ancillary

/AN-sih-lair-ee/adjective

providing support to a primary activity; subordinate

Parking fees are ancillary revenue, not the core business.
Synonyms
auxiliary, supplementary, secondary
Antonyms
primary, central
Memory hook
ancilla (maidservant): the helper role.

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