dependantde‧pen‧dant British English, dependent American English /dɪˈpendənt/ noun [countable] - Also note that if your partner earns more than £21.40 the adult dependants increase will not be payable for her or him.
- However, you do not receive an increment for any week when you or a dependant are receiving another national insurance benefit.
- She has no dependants and is now ineligible for advice and assistance.
- The employers pay the whole cost of the benefits for employees and their dependants.
- The word dependant will not be used in this way as a noun.
- They would be able to claim benefit in their own right and for their husbands as their dependants.
- Your life expectancy is another consideration, as is that of your partner and any dependants.
noundependantdependence ≠ independencedependencyadjectivedependabledependent ≠ independentadverbdependablyindependentlyverbdepend