re ‧ li ‧ ance AC /rɪˈlaɪəns/ BrE AmE noun
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ reliability , ↑ reliance ; adjective : ↑ reliable ≠ ↑ unreliable , ↑ reliant ; verb : ↑ rely ; adverb : ↑ reliably ]
[singular, uncountable] when someone or something is dependent on someone or something else SYN dependence
reliance on/upon
the country’s reliance on imported oil
the country’s heavy reliance on trade