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    reliance
    /rɪˈlʌɪəns/

    noun

    • 1. dependence on or trust in someone or something: "the farmer's reliance on pesticides" Similar dependencedependencyseeking support fromleaning on

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishRELIANCE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    the state of depending on or trusting in something or someone: The region's reliance on tourism is unwise. You place too much reliance on her ideas and expertise. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Trusting and not trusting. (you can) depend on/upon it idiom. accept/take something on faith idiom. bank on someone/something.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › relianceReliance Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Jul 5, 2012 · The meaning of RELIANCE is the act of relying : the state of being reliant. How to use reliance in a sentence.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryRELIANCE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    the state of depending on or trusting in something or someone: The region's reliance on tourism is unwise. You place too much reliance on her ideas and expertise. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Trusting and not trusting. (you can) depend on/upon it idiom. accept/take something on faith idiom. bank on someone/something.

  5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › relianceReliance - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    The word reliance is the noun form of the verb rely, which means to depend. Your reliance on the Internet for your information will be your undoing, if the power ever goes out. A person's reliance on something is their dependence on it.

  6. www.dictionary.com › browse › relianceRELIANCE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Reliance definition: confident or trustful dependence.. See examples of RELIANCE used in a sentence.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishRELIANCE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    A person's or thing's reliance on something is the fact that they need it and often cannot live or work without it.

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › relianceReliance - definition of reliance by The Free Dictionary

    1. The act of relying or the state of being reliant: the economy's reliance on imported oil. 2. The faith, confidence, or trust felt by one who relies: The general placed his reliance on the element of surprise. See Synonyms at trust. 3. Archaic One relied on; a mainstay. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishreliance noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of reliance noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  10. www.oed.com › dictionary › reliance_nreliance, n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

    Trust, confidence, or belief in a person or thing; dependence on someone or something. Also occasionally: an instance of this. In early use usually in positive sense; later often with negative connotations, implying weakness or unhealthy dependency. 1606. Reliance vpon the prouidence of God. Bishop J. Hall, Heauen vpon Earth xxv. 184 (margin) a1616

  11. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › english-wordRELIANCE - Find out everything about this English word | Collins

    A person's or thing's reliance on something is the fact that they need it and often cannot live or work without it.