A person’s or thing’s ~ on something is the fact that they need it and often cannot live or work without it.
...the country’s increasing ~ on foreign aid.
= dependence
N-UNCOUNT: usu poss N on/upon n
A person’s or thing’s ~ on something is the fact that they need it and often cannot live or work without it.
...the country’s increasing ~ on foreign aid.
= dependence
N-UNCOUNT: usu poss N on/upon n
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012