[di-pen-duh
nt] 
| 1. | relying on someone or something else for aid, support, etc. |
| 2. | conditioned or determined by something else; contingent: Our trip is dependent on the weather. |
| 3. | subordinate; subject: a dependent territory. |
| 4. | Grammar. not used in isolation; used only in connection with other forms. In I walked out when the bell rang, when the bell rang is a dependent clause. Compare independent (def. 14), main 1 (def. 4). |
| 5. | hanging down; pendent. |
| 6. | Mathematics.
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| 7. | Statistics. (of an event or a value) not statistically independent. |
| 8. | a person who depends on or needs someone or something for aid, support, favor, etc. |
| 9. | a child, spouse, parent, or certain other relative to whom one contributes all or a major amount of necessary financial support: She listed two dependents on her income-tax form. |
| 10. | Archaic. a subordinate part. |
| de·pen·dent (dĭ-pěn'dənt) adj.
de·pen'dent·ly adv. Synonyms: These adjectives mean determined or to be determined by something else: a water supply dependent on rainfall; conditional acceptance of the apology; assistance contingent on need; the importance of a discovery as relative to its usefulness; promotion subject to merit. |
Dependent
A person who relies on someone else for financial support. The taxpayer supporting the dependent is allowed to claim dependency exemptions.
Investopedia Commentary
This is generally known as people who are under 14 and over 65.
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dependent de·pend·ent (dĭ-pěn'dənt)
adj.
Contingent on or subordinate to another.
Relying on or requiring the aid of another for support.
Hanging down.
