reliance

Academic Word List, sublist 3.

About 7.70 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun The act of relying (on or in someone or something); trust.

   Your reliance on his expertise may be misplaced.

2. noun The condition of being reliant or dependent.

   The industry is working to phase out its reliance on fossil fuels.

3. noun Anything on which to rely; ground of trust.

   The boat was a poor reliance.

4. noun A person or thing which relies on another. (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:)

Similar words

trust rely dependent dependence dependency reliability dependability trusting trustworthiness trusted

Often followed by

on upon and of is in was can by

Word family

reliability reliable reliably reliances reliant relied relies relocate relocated relocates