reliance
re‧li‧ance AC /rɪˈlaɪəns/
noun
SYN dependence
reliance on/upon
the country’s reliance on imported oil
the country’s heavy reliance on trade
re‧li‧ance AC /rɪˈlaɪəns/
noun Word Family: noun: reliability, reliance; adjective: reliable ≠ unreliable, reliant; verb: rely; adverb: reliably
[singular, uncountable] when someone or something is dependent on someone or something else SYN dependence
reliance on/upon