DEPENDENCY


Meaning of DEPENDENCY in English

I. de ‧ pen ‧ dence /dɪˈpendəns/ BrE AmE ( also dependency ) noun [uncountable]

[ Word Family: noun : ↑ dependant , ↑ dependence ≠ ↑ independence , ↑ dependency ; adverb : ↑ dependably , ↑ independently ; adjective : ↑ dependable , ↑ dependent ≠ ↑ independent ; verb : ↑ depend ]

1 . when you depend on the help and support of someone or something else in order to exist or be successful OPP independence

dependence on/upon

our dependence on oil as a source of energy

the financial dependency of some women on men

2 . drug/alcohol dependence when someone is ↑ addicted to drugs or alcohol

3 . technical when one thing is strongly affected by another thing

dependence of

the mutual dependence of profit and growth

II. de ‧ pen ‧ den ‧ cy /dɪˈpendənsi/ BrE AmE noun ( plural dependencies )

[ Word Family: noun : ↑ dependant , ↑ dependence ≠ ↑ independence , ↑ dependency ; adverb : ↑ dependably , ↑ independently ; adjective : ↑ dependable , ↑ dependent ≠ ↑ independent ; verb : ↑ depend ]

1 . [uncountable] ↑ dependence :

drug dependency

2 . [countable] a country that is controlled by another country ⇨ colony :

Britain’s Caribbean dependencies

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.