noun · academic
reliance
/rɪˈlaɪəns/re·LAY·ance
Band 6-7task2speaking
dependence on or trust in something or someone
Examples
“The country's reliance on imported energy makes it vulnerable to price shocks.”
“There is growing reliance on technology in education.”
“Reducing reliance on fossil fuels is a policy priority.”
Band 8 sentence
“Policymakers aim to reduce the economy's reliance on a single export commodity to improve resilience.”
Collocations
- reliance on
- heavy reliance
- reduce dependence/reliance on
Word family
rely verbreliance nounreliable adjectivereliability noun
Common mistakes
reliance to→reliance on
a reliance→reliance (no article) / a reliance on
Say it for a higher band
5use→6dependence→7+reliance
Synonyms
dependence
Easily confused
dependence
“Her dependence on medication must be monitored.”
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