dependant

[ UK /dɪpˈɛndənt/ ]
NOUN
  1. a person who relies on another person for support (especially financial support)
ADJECTIVE
  1. addicted to a drug
  2. contingent on something else
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How To Use dependant In A Sentence

  • Only students studying for more than 12 months will be allowed to bring their dependants. Times, Sunday Times
  • There are approximately 12 million migrants with their dependants living in the EU countries.
  • All independent and dependant taluks of various denominations were thus turned into independent zamindaris.
  • Weapon effects are distinct for each armament, and there's an impressive array of different ricochet sounds, dependant on the surface type you fire at.
  • Married women receive only the basic pension as their husband's dependant.
  • The government has agreed to take only 150 refugees plus their dependants.
  • Higher compensation is likely if the airline is held liable and will vary according to whether passengers had dependants. Times, Sunday Times
  • Our economy is dependant on the tourists and the tourists want to see the landscape, the ranges and the mountains.
  • Only students studying for more than 12 months will be allowed to bring their dependants. Times, Sunday Times
  • Anybody with dependants should consider how they would cope if a family member were caught up in a disaster such as the Asian tsunami.
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