reliance

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The condition of being reliant or dependent
The act of relying on someone or something; trust
A person or thing which relies on another
dependence
{n} trust, dependance, confidence
the state of relying on something
A person's or thing's reliance on something is the fact that they need it and often cannot live or work without it. the country's increasing reliance on foreign aid. = dependence. when someone or something is dependent on someone or something else = dependence reliance on/upon
{i} dependence; trust, confidence
Anything on which to rely; dependence; ground of trust; as, the boat was a poor reliance
The act of relying, or the condition or quality of being reliant; dependence; confidence; trust; repose of mind upon what is deemed sufficient support or authority
certainty based on past experience; "he wrote the paper with considerable reliance on the work of other scientists"; "he put more trust in his own two legs than in the gun"
reposance
reliance interest
reliance of a particular legal situation
engendered reliance
A situation in which an institution has encouraged its customers to become reliant on their services, and is therefore legally obligated to continue to provide those services
self-reliance
the capacity to rely on one's own capabilities, and to manage one's own affairs; independence
self-reliance
The individualist belief that each individual should be responsible for his own well being - survival of the fittest
self-reliance
personal independence
self-reliance
reliance on one's own abilities, resources or judgement
self-reliance
dependence on oneself, independence
self-reliance
An individual's relative freedom from feeling the need to rely on others for help with instrumental or task-oriented activities (vs emotional reliance on significant others/attachment figures) In PARTheory self-reliance is distinguished from independence
self-reliance
Self-reliance is the ability to do things and make decisions by yourself, without needing other people to help you. People learned self-reliance because they had to = independence
reliance
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