dependent
adjective
[ dɪˈpɛnd(ə)nt ]
• contingent on or determined by.
• "the various benefits will be dependent on length of service"
Similar:
conditional on,
contingent on,
based on,
depending on,
resting on,
hanging on,
hingeing on,
subject to,
determined by,
controlled by,
influenced by,
swayed by,
resultant from,
• requiring someone or something for financial or other support.
• "an economy heavily dependent on oil exports"
Similar:
reliant on,
relying on,
counting on,
leaning on,
supported by,
sustained by,
• (of a clause, phrase, or word) subordinate to another clause, phrase, or word.
• "a clause dependent on another clause"
dependent
noun
• variant spelling of dependant.
Origin:
late Middle English dependant ‘hanging down’, from Old French, present participle of dependre (see depend). The spelling change in the 16th century was due to association with the Latin participial stem dependent- .
dependant
noun
• a person who relies on another, especially a family member, for financial support.
• "a single man with no dependants"
Similar:
child,
minor,
ward,
charge,
protégé,
relative,
family member,
hanger-on,
parasite,
offspring,
progeny,
fosterling,
Origin:
late Middle English (denoting a dependency): from Old French, literally ‘hanging down from’, present participle of dependre (see depend).
