Noun: dependency di'pen-dun(t)-see
- The state of relying on or being controlled by someone or something else
"The country's economic dependency on oil exports made it vulnerable to price fluctuations";
- dependence, dependance [non-standard]
- Being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs)
"His dependency on painkillers worried his family";
- addiction, dependence, dependance [non-standard], habituation
- A geographical area politically controlled by a distant country
"Guam remains a dependency of the United States";
- colony
Derived forms: dependencies
Type of: geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region, physical condition, physiological condition, physiological state, state
Encyclopedia: Dependency