dependent
/dɪˈpɛndənt/
noun
- A person who relies on someone else for financial support, especially a child or spouse.
- He works two jobs to support his wife and three dependents.
- The insurance plan covers the employee and all eligible dependents.
- On her tax form, she listed her two children as dependents.
adjective
- Needing someone or something in order to exist, function, or be successful.
- Small businesses are often dependent on local customers.
- The plant is dependent on sunlight for photosynthesis.
- She is financially dependent on her scholarship to pay for college.
- Addicted to a substance, such as drugs or alcohol.
- The clinic helps people who are dependent on opioids.
- After years of heavy drinking, he became dependent on alcohol.
- Some patients become dependent on sleeping pills if they use them too long.
- Determined or influenced by something else.
- Your grade is dependent on how well you do on the final exam.
- The success of the project is dependent on the weather.
- The price of the house is dependent on the current market.
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