reliance
re·liance
noun
1.
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”
Origin
From rely + -ance.
Phrases
- engendered reliance
- reliance interest
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