Dependant Common

Dependant has 5 different meanings across 2 categories:

Definitions

Noun

a person who relies on another person for support (especially financial support)

"As his primary earner, John is legally considered a dependant of his wife and will remain so until he can work again."

dependant dependent

A person who depends on another for support, particularly financial support (= US dependent).

"After my parents retired, they relied entirely on their pension as a dependant during our family's difficult years."

Adjective

contingent on something else

"The success of our new product launch depends entirely on whether we can secure funding from investors by next month."

dependent dependant qualified

addicted to a drug

"After years of struggling with opioids, he finally checked himself into rehab because he had become completely dependant on heroin."

dependent dependant drug-addicted hooked strung-out

Obsolete spelling of dependent

"The old legal document lists the applicant's dependant, though modern forms now use the standard spelling."