~ on / upon sb/sth needing sb/sth in order to survive, be successful, etc.
SYNDEPENDENT:
The hostel is heavily reliant upon charity. * Businesses have become increasingly reliant on complicated computing systems.
seealsoSELF-RELIANT
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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