Reliance

/ɹɪˈlaɪ.əns/ · noun

Meaning

The act of relying (on or in someone or something); trust..

Definitions by Sense

1. The act of relying (on or in someone or something); trust.
2. The condition of being reliant or dependent.
3. (dated) Anything on which to rely; ground of trust.
4. A person or thing which relies on another.

Example Sentences

Your reliance on his expertise may be misplaced.

[…] his days and times are past And my reliances on his fracted [i.e. broken] dates Have smit my credit:

How unfavourable is Chance, said Arabella fretting at the Disappointment, to Persons who have any Reliance upon it!

It was out of his power to support his son at either university; but a wealthy neighbor offered assistance; and, in reliance on promises which proved to be of very little value, Samuel was entered at Pembroke College, Oxford.

I put infinite reliance in your tact.

Hornblower could see in a flash that he could place implicit reliance on Bush’s seamanship.

The industry is working to phase out its reliance on fossil fuels.

[…] he contended that habitual reliance on engine power causes a pilot to lose his ability to make a forced landing “deadstick” if necessary.

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• reliances
• relyance

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