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dependence

2 definitions • 4 examples
1
the situation in which you need something or someone all the time, especially in order to continue existing or operating:

Examples:

dependence on The company needs to reduce its dependence on just one particular product.
She has developed a deep dependence on him (= she needs him emotionally).
Drug dependence led to her early death.
2
a state of needing something or someone, esp. in order to continue existing or operating:

Examples:

The company is reducing its dependence on foreign markets.

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