[U,sing.] ~ (on / upon sb/sth) the state of needing sb/sth in order to survive, be successful, etc.; the fact of being able to rely on sb/sth
SYNDEPENDENCE:
Heavy reliance on one client is not without risk when building up a business. * Such learning methods encourage too great a reliance upon the teacher. * The study programme concentrates more on group work and places less reliance on (= depends less on) lectures. * I wouldn't place too much reliance on (= trust) these figures. * an increasing reliance on overseas aid
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for reliance is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is reliance a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, reliance is tagged as noun.
Does reliance appear elsewhere on Lughet?
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