reliance

Plural: reliances

Noun

• Trustful dependence on someone or something.
• certainty based on past experience
  • "he wrote the paper with considerable reliance on the work of other scientists"
• the state of relying on something
• The act of relying (on or in someone or something); trust.
• The condition of being reliant or dependent.
• Anything on which to rely; ground of trust.
• A person or thing which relies on another.

Examples

• Her RELIANCE on high-point letters often led to impressive Scrabble scores.
• The boat was a poor reliance.
• The industry is working to phase out its reliance on fossil fuels.
• Your reliance on his expertise may be misplaced.

Synonyms

trust