Word Meaning

Meaning of "dependents" and the crossword clue

- Conditional
- Person supported by another
- Reliant
- Those being sued
- Hanging down; as, a dependent bough or leaf.
- Relying on, or subject to, something else for support; not able to exist, or sustain itself, or to perform anything, without the will, power, or aid of something else; not self-sustaining; contingent or conditioned; subordinate; -- often with on or upon; as, dependent on God; dependent upon friends.
- One who depends; one who is sustained by another, or who relies on another for support of favor; a hanger-on; a retainer; as, a numerous train of dependents.
- That which depends; corollary; consequence.