dependant

/ (dɪˈpɛndənt) /

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noun

a person who depends on another person, organization, etc, for support, aid, or sustenance, esp financial support

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How to use dependant in a sentence

Turkey has a relatively large defense budget of $15 billion but is mostly dependant on imports for its advanced platforms.
Who Will Buy Israel's Military Hardware?|Yaakov Katz|June 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Health care costs are path dependant; you can't just hit the reset button and decide we'd rather do it West Germany's way.
Do We Have a Spending Problem, or a Health Care Problem?|Megan McArdle|January 7, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The last tidings of him came from Ireland, where he was living as a dependant on some reduced family.
Gerald Fitzgerald|Charles James Lever
Isaacson had never before spoken so roughly, so almost ferociously to a dependant.
Bella Donna|Robert Hichens

On either side can be seen giant stalactites dependant from the roof, looking like mighty columns to support the dome.
Miss Caprice|St. George Rathborne
There was no pleading illness, for she was quite well; there must be no saying, "I will not go," for she was only a dependant.
East Lynne|Mrs. Henry Wood
I am here as a paid dependant and receiving really too high wages for any possible work I can give in return.
Man and Maid|Elinor Glyn