DEPENDENCY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary You talk about someone's dependency when they have a deep emotional, physical, or financial need for a particular person or thing, especially one that you consider excessive or undesirable We worried about his dependency on his mother
dependency noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes . . . [uncountable] dependency (on upon somebody something) the state of relying on somebody something for something, especially in a way you do not consider right or necessary financial dependency; Their aim is to reduce people's dependency on the welfare state compare codependency
dependency - Wiktionary, the free dictionary A state of dependence; a refusal to exercise initiative Frank's sullen dependency was driving his father nuts In the United States' governmental structure, the military is conceived as a dependency under the executive branch The status of being a legal dependent; the relationship between a dependent and their provider
Dependent vs Dependency - Whats the difference? - WikiDiff As nouns the difference between dependent and dependency is that dependent is one who relies on another for support while dependency is a state of dependence; a refusal to exercise initiative As an adjective dependent is relying upon; depending upon