What part of speech is dependency?

Dependency can be categorized as a noun.

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Parts of speech

Inflections

Noun

What does dependency mean?

Definitions

Noun

dependency - the state of relying on or being controlled by someone or something else
dependency - a geographical area politically controlled by a distant country
dependency - being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs)

Examples of dependency

#   Sentence  
1. noun Free of polution, free of oil dependency, and free of big business that is bleeding us dry for the short term good (theirs).
2. noun Be careful! Affective dependency is not synonym for love!
3. noun Careful! Emotional dependency is not synonymous with love!
4. noun Drugs can cause both dependency and tolerance.
5. noun Algeria needs to get rid of its dependency on oil.
6. noun Isle of Man is a British Crown dependency but is not part of the UK or of the EU.
7. noun If governments impose green tax hikes and the costly measures on transportation, home heating, power generation and lifestyles that scientists say are needed to lower emissions and to shift economies away from dependency on fossil fuels, they risk prompting a backlash, largely from middle-class and lower-income workers, as well as pensioners who can ill afford to bear the expense.
Sentence  
noun
Free of polution, free of oil dependency, and free of big business that is bleeding us dry for the short term good (theirs).
Be careful! Affective dependency is not synonym for love!
Careful! Emotional dependency is not synonymous with love!
Drugs can cause both dependency and tolerance.
Algeria needs to get rid of its dependency on oil.
Isle of Man is a British Crown dependency but is not part of the UK or of the EU.
If governments impose green tax hikes and the costly measures on transportation, home heating, power generation and lifestyles that scientists say are needed to lower emissions and to shift economies away from dependency on fossil fuels, they risk prompting a backlash, largely from middle-class and lower-income workers, as well as pensioners who can ill afford to bear the expense.

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