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Dictionary: de·pen·dent   (dĭ-pĕn'dənt) pronunciation

adj.
  1. Contingent on another.
  2. Subordinate.
  3. Relying on or requiring the aid of another for support: dependent children.
  4. Hanging down.
n.
also de·pen·dant One who relies on another especially for financial support.

dependently de·pen'dent·ly adv.

SYNONYMS   dependent, conditional, contingent, relative, subject. These adjectives mean determined or to be determined by something else: a water supply dependent on rainfall; conditional acceptance of the apology; assistance contingent on need; the importance of a discovery as relative to its usefulness; promotion subject to merit.
ANTONYM  independent


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Investment Dictionary: Dependent
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A person who relies on someone else for financial support. The taxpayer supporting the dependent is allowed to claim dependency exemptions.

Investopedia Says:
This generally refers to people who are under 14 and over 65.

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Insurance Dictionary: Dependent
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A person who relies on another for economic support. For insurance purposes, the following may be included: (1) the insured's legal spouse; (2) any unmarried children younger than a specified age who are dependent upon the insured for support (age requirements vary from plan to plan); (3) unmarried children between specified years of age who are dependent upon the insured for support, and who are full-time students in an educational institution (age requirements vary).

A dependent child cannot be covered under more than one insured employee's plan. For example, if the husband and wife are both insured employees of different companies, coordination of benefits would determine which plan is primary and which plan is secondary. In some states, the father's plan is primary; in other states, the birthday rule would be used: the parent with the earlier birthday would have the primary plan.

Thesaurus: dependent
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also dependant

adjective

  1. Determined or to be determined by someone or something else: conditional, conditioned, contingent, relative, reliant, subject. See start/end.
  2. In a position of subordination: collateral, subject, subordinate, subservient. See over/under, part/whole.

noun

    A person who relies on another for support: charge, ward. See give/take/reciprocity.

Antonyms: dependent
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adj

Definition: contingent, determined by
Antonyms: free, independent

adj

Definition: weak, helpless
Antonyms: independent, mature, strong, unreliant


Dental Dictionary: dependents
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n.pl

Generally the spouse and children of a subscriber, as defined in a contract. Under some contracts, parents or other members of the family may be beneficiaries.

Law Encyclopedia: Dependent
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This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

A person whose support and maintenance is contingent upon the aid of another. Conditional.

A dependent is someone who is sustained by another person, such as a child supported by his or her parents.

In an insurance policy, the term legal dependent generally includes all of those people whom the insured person is under a legal duty to support, such as a spouse and minor children. A lawful dependent includes someone whom an insured person is permitted, but not required, to support.

That which is dependent is conditional upon the occurrence of another event. A dependent contract is an agreement between two parties that is conditional upon another agreement. For example, one person agrees to deliver goods to another person only after that person contracts to purchase such goods from the first person only for a certain designated period.

Marine Corps Dictionary: Dependent
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Usually the spouse and children of military people. Others can be dependents if they meet the dependency criteria of the service.

Devil's Dictionary: dependent
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A cynical view of the world by Ambrose Bierce


adj.

Reliant upon another's generosity for the support which you are not in a position to exact from his fears.


Word Tutor: dependent
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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Controlled or decided by something else.

pronunciation A team is dependent on each player in order to win.

Translations: Dependent
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - afhængig, betinget af, underordnet, styret
n. - person, der er økonomisk afhængig af én, ansat, tyende

idioms:

  • be dependent on    være afhængig af
  • dependent clause    underordnet sætning

Nederlands (Dutch)
afhankelijk, verslaafd, onzelfstandig

Français (French)
adj. - dépendant, à charge, subordonné à, tributaire de, (Ling) subordonné, (Math) dépendant (variable, fonction)
n. - dépendant, personne à charge, charge de famille

idioms:

  • be dependent on    dépendre de
  • dependent clause    proposition subordonnée

Deutsch (German)
adj. - abhängig
n. - Abhängiger, Bediensteter

idioms:

  • be dependent on    abhängig sein von
  • dependent clause    Nebensatz

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - εξαρτημένος, εξαρτώμενος, υπεξούσιος, υποτελής
n. - (ΗΠΑ) προστατευόμενος, προστατευόμενο μέλος (οικογένειας)

idioms:

  • be dependent on    εξαρτώμαι από
  • dependent clause    (γραμμ.) εξαρτημένη πρόταση, δευτερεύουσα πρόταση

Italiano (Italian)
dipendente, persona a carico

idioms:

  • be dependent on    dipendere da

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - dependente
n. - dependente (m)

idioms:

  • be dependent on    depender de

Русский (Russian)
зависимый

idioms:

  • be dependent on    зависеть от

Español (Spanish)
adj. - dependiente, subordinado, contingente, no aislado, colgante, condicionado
n. - dependiente, subordinado, parte subordinada

idioms:

  • be dependent on    depender de
  • dependent clause    oración subordinada

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - beroende av
n. - underordnad

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
依赖的, 从属的, 依赖他人者

idioms:

  • be dependent on    依靠, 依赖
  • dependent clause    从属子句

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 依賴的, 從屬的
n. - 依賴他人者

idioms:

  • be dependent on    依靠, 依賴
  • dependent clause    從屬子句

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - ~에 의지하고 있는, 늘어져 매달린, ~에 달려 있는
n. - 부양 가족, 종속물

idioms:

  • be dependent on    ~에 의지하다

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 頼っている, 従属している, よる
n. - 扶養される人, 扶養家族

idioms:

  • be dependent on    頼っている, 左右される
  • dependent clause    従属節

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) عاله, معتمد على غيره في العيش (الاسم) الشخص الذي يعتمد على الغير في توفير المسكن والملبس, الشخص العاله‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮תלוי ב-, מותנה ב-, כפוף ל-, מכור ל(סם), (משתנה) שערכו נקבע ע"י משתנה אחר (אלגברה)‬
n. - ‮אדם הנשען על אחר בד"כ מבחינה כספית, משרת, נמוך יותר בסולם הדרגות‬


 
 

 

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