dependent
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3.7
- noun
- /dɪˈpɛndənt/
:
persona a cargo
- Can I claim her daughter as a dependent on my taxes until I get my money back?
- retirees and dependents
- care for dependents
- spouses and dependents
It also meant that adult dependents got screwed.
- It also meant that adult dependents got screwed.
- It doesn't screw college kids and it doesn't screw adult dependents.
- I claimed my grandmother as a dependent.
Examples
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Single, no children, no dependents.
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Thus, women and men with dependents at the time of retirement are disadvantaged.
Academic text (1999) -
When they become our dependents, we have to take care of them.
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I just... ...need a job, with the normal benefits for me and my dependents.
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For single women, with or without dependents, pay rates were substantially less.
Academic text (1991) -
Nearly all participants (22) had dependents, but only nine individuals had any dependents living with them.
Academic text (2017) -
I have responsibilities, dependents.
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Provision of health care for the 9.2 million military personnel, their civilian dependents, and retirees is complex and expensive.
Academic text (1992) -
And even adult dependents who are claimed by their children as dependents were all excluded from receiving stimulus checks.
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You can usually claim your child as a dependent on your tax return until they turn 18.
Compounds
- Specialized
2
5.3
A value measured in an experiment that changes when you change something else
A brain scan that shows brain activity by measuring changes in blood oxygen
- Specialized
A group of words that cannot stand alone and acts like a noun, adjective, or adverb
A long-term disease in which the body cannot make insulin and needs injections to control blood sugar
- Archaic
A long-term illness where the body cannot use sugar properly and is often managed by diet and exercise
A long illness in adults that causes high blood sugar and usually does not need insulin injections
How Dependent
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Dependent comes from the Latin parts de- 'down' and pendere 'to hang', giving the idea of someone who 'hangs on' another person for help or money. So a dependent (noun) is a person who relies on someone else for support.