What does Dependant mean?
Definitions for Dependant
de·pen·dant
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Princeton's WordNet
dependant, dependentadjective
a person who relies on another person for support (especially financial support)
dependent, dependant, qualifiedadjective
contingent on something else
dependent, dependant, drug-addicted, hooked, strung-outadjective
addicted to a drug
Wiktionary
dependantnoun
A person who depends on another for support, particularly financial support (= dependent).
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Dependantadjective
Etymology: from depend.
On God, as the most high, all inferior causes in the world are dependant. Richard Hooker, b. v. s. 23.
Dependantnoun
One who lives in subjection, or at the discretion of another; a retainer.
Etymology: from depend.
A great abatement of kindness appears as well in the general dependants, as in the duke himself also, and your daughter. William Shakespeare, King Lear.
For a six-clerk a person recommended a dependant upon him, who paid six thousand pounds ready money. Edward Hyde.
His dependants shall quickly become his proselytes. South.
Wikipedia
Dependant
A dependant is a person who relies on another as a primary source of income. A common-law spouse who is financially supported by their partner may also be included in this definition. In some jurisdictions, supporting a dependant may enable the provider to claim a tax deduction. In the United Kingdom, a full-time student in higher education who financially supports another adult may qualify for an Adult Dependant's Grant.
ChatGPT
dependant
A dependant is typically a person who relies on another, usually a family member, for financial support or care. This could include children, a spouse, or elderly parents. In legal and tax contexts, certain criteria usually have to be met for someone to be officially considered as a dependant.
Webster Dictionary
Dependantnoun
alt. of Dependancy
Suggested Resources
Dependant
Dependant vs. Dependent -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Dependant and Dependent.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Dependant in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Dependant in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of Dependant in a Sentence
Jumia Nigeria CEO Juliet Anammah:
You are tapping into the supply capacity that exists in the country. So you are not dependant exclusively on your working capital to source and bring in retail products.
It is a scarce resource, antibodies don't last forever and we have to capture people within that time window. This is dependant on the progression of COVID-19 within different geographies.
So far, the Fed's been data dependant and the data including today's GDP numbers on average continues to be weaker than expected, which removes imminent threat from the Fed to raise rates.
It's very bad taste that it's deemed' artistic' to place a celebrity figure in the position of a disabled person in an editorial sense, however in reality, the fashion industry shuns actual models who in real life, depend on these mobility aids, yet are excluded for this exact reason. Dr. Danielle Sheypuk, a clinical pyschologist and wheelchair-dependant model, agrees.
For those who are traveling it's a major impact on people about to commute throughout our country because our country is severely dependant on air transport.
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- تابعArabic
- εξαρτώμενοςGreek
- ülalpeetavEstonian
- תלויHebrew
- dependentePortuguese
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