dependency

de·pen·den·cy

also de·pen·dan·cy (dĭ-pĕn′dən-sē)

n. pl. de·pen·den·cies also de·pen·dan·cies

1. Dependence.

2. Something dependent or subordinate.

3. A minor territory under the jurisdiction of a government.

dependency

(dɪˈpɛndənsɪ) or

dependancy

n, pl -cies

1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a territory subject to a state on which it does not border

2. (Sociology) a dependent or subordinate person or thing

3. (Psychology) psychol overreliance by a person on another person or on a drug, etc

4. another word for dependence

de•pend•en•cy

(dɪˈpɛn dən si)

n., pl. -cies.

1. the state of being dependent; dependence.

2. something dependent or subordinate; appurtenance.

3. a subject territory that is not an integral part of the ruling country.

4. outbuilding; annex.

Sometimes, de•pend′an•cy.

[1585–95]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	dependency - the state of relying on or being controlled by someone or something else dependence, dependance state - the way something is with respect to its main attributes; "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state" helplessness - the state of needing help from something reliance - the state of relying on something subordination - the state of being subordinate to something contingency - the state of being contingent on something
	2.	dependency - being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs) addiction, dependance, habituation, dependence narcotic - a drug that produces numbness or stupor; often taken for pleasure or to reduce pain; extensive use can lead to addiction physical condition, physiological condition, physiological state - the condition or state of the body or bodily functions drug addiction, white plague - an addiction to a drug (especially a narcotic drug)
	3.	dependency - a geographical area politically controlled by a distant country colony Crown Colony - a British colony controlled by the British Crown, represented by a governor geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region - a demarcated area of the Earth

dependency

noun

1. province, colony, outpost, dominion, protectorate a tiny European dependency

2. overreliance, need for, attachment, reliance, leaning on, clinging on I am concerned by his dependency on his mother.

3. addiction, dependence, craving, need, habit, obsession, enslavement, overreliance He began to show signs of alcohol and drug dependency.

dependency

also dependancy
noun

An area subject to rule by an outside power:

colony, possession, province, territory.

Translations

AbhängigkeitKolonieSchutzgebiet

alusmaariippuvuus

dipendenzapossedimento

afhankelijkheidafhankelijkskolonieschutgebied

dependency

[dɪˈpendənsɪ] N

1. (Pol) (= territory) → posesión f, dominio m

2. (= dependence) → dependencia f
dependency culture → cultura f de dependencia

dependency

[dɪˈpɛndənsi] n

(= country controlled by another) → colonie f

(= reliance) → dépendance f
dependency on sb → dépendance à l'égard de qn
dependency on sth → dépendance à l'égard de qch

(= addiction) (mainly US) → dépendance f
drug dependency → dépendance à la drogue f

dependency

n

(= country) → Schutzgebiet nt, → Kolonie f

= dependence

dependency

[dɪˈpɛndənsɪ] n (country) → possedimento

dependency

n dependencia; chemical — drogodependencia, dependencia a sustancias