reliance

American  

[ri-lahy-uhns] / rɪˈlaɪ əns /

noun

1. confident or trustful dependence.

   Synonyms:

   assurance, faith, trust, confidence

2. confidence.

3. something or someone relied on.

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reliance British  

/ rɪˈlaɪəns /

noun

1. dependence, confidence, or trust

2. something or someone upon which one relies

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Other Word Forms

• misreliance noun
• nonreliance noun
• overreliance noun
• reliant adjective
• reliantly adverb
• superreliance noun

Etymology

Origin of reliance

First recorded in 1600–10; rely + -ance

Example Sentences

Chinese leaders have pledged "proactive" fiscal policies this year as they look to increase domestic spending and shift reliance away from exports and investments.

From BBC

Carter, in his ruling Thursday, took particular issue with the Justice Department’s reliance on federal civil rights laws to make its case.

From Los Angeles Times

The cash element is a significant change to the past scheme, which the government hopes will help fulfil a manifesto pledge to end "mass reliance on emergency food parcels".

From BBC

And in light of Wednesday’s Verizon outage and our growing reliance on mobile devices, Rosenthal said the need for such legislation is greater than ever in order to hold service providers accountable.

From MarketWatch

Spooked by a lack of European tech champions to compete with US giants, EU leaders have pushed "digital sovereignty" in recent years and called for reducing the continent's reliance on American technology.

From Barron's

Related Words

• dependence