Definition of dependency
dependencies
1 : dependence 1
2 : something that is dependent on something else; especially : a territorial unit under the jurisdiction of a nation but not formally annexed by it
3 : a building (such as a stable) that is an adjunct to a main dwelling
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Examples of dependency in a Sentence
the country's dependency on foreign oil
a dependency on foreign oil
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With such scarcity, prices skyrocket, thus forcing millions of poor people to dependency — depending on handouts — just to survive.
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Tammy Johnson is a drug counselor who works at the Resource Recovery Council and has been dealing with her own chemical dependency issues since 2001.
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Also cutting Haiti’s dependency on development aid is critical, Moïse said.
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Dependency ratios -- the share of those older than 65 years of the total population -- are projected to soar in both Germany and Japan.
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What would Microsoft think about his and Mojang’s dependency on open source code?
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Caminiti left the Houston Astros in September 2000 to undergo evaluation for chemical dependency.
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DEPENDENCY Defined for English Language Learners
dependency
playDefinition of dependency for English Language Learners
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: the quality of being dependent
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: an area that is controlled by a country but that is not formally a part of it
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