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dependant

/ ɪˈɛԻəԳ /

noun

  1. a person who depends on another person, organization, etc, for support, aid, or sustenance, esp financial support
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Prof Jones said the future of the site was dependant on what kind of use the local planning authority would allow.

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Laos and Cambodia, which are among the poorest countries in the region, are heavily dependant on Chinese investment in supply chain infrastructure.

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Under the FCA's plans, providers will have until December to consider and respond to complaints - but those cases will be hugely dependant on the judgement of the Supreme Court judges.

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Saccussa - a group representing South African businesspeople living in the US - said most of those who expressed interest in migrating were aged between 25 and 45 and had between two and three dependants.

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Support for MPs with children should also be improved, they suggested, including by increasing MPs' hotel budgets "on occasions when dependants need to stay with them in London".

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