Definitions for dependency

dependency de·pend·en·cy

Spelling: [dih-pen-duh n-see]
IPA: /dɪˈpɛn dən si/

Dependency is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 19 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 22 points.

You can make 118 anagrams from letters in dependency (cddeeennpy).

Definitions for dependency

noun

  1. the state of being dependent; dependence.
  2. something dependent or subordinate; appurtenance.
  3. an outbuilding or annex.
  4. a subject territory that is not an integral part of the ruling country.

Origin of dependency

First recorded in 1585-95; dependence + -y3

Examples for dependency

Too many Americans—including Christians—are afraid that helping the poor will create ‘dependency.’

The dependency of communication on literacy proved to be communication's strength.

In 1844 the place was declared to be a dependency of Cape Colony.

He died regretted, in the year this dependency was colonised.

And needless to say, smoking dope in the past month is not evidence of abuse or dependency.

It was the first time she had ever reminded him of his dependency.

They went out of their way to tell me how such programs “breed” complacency, laziness, and—wait for it—dependency.

So the dependency story is strange and uneven, and especially nasty when it comes to women.

It has been said that that republic is become a dependency of Germany.

As civil war loomed, Byron reckoned that dependency or continued occupation were the most probable outcomes.

Word Value for dependency
Scrable

19

Words with friends

22

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