reliance
n. uncountablen. the state of needing someone or something to help you or to work correctly. When you have a reliance on something, you cannot succeed or survive without it.
n. the state of depending on or trusting in someone or something. Often used to describe a structural or psychological necessity for a specific resource or person.
The company has a heavy reliance on local suppliers.
The city is trying to reduce its reliance on fossil fuels by investing in solar and wind energy projects.
Economists warn that an over-reliance on a single export commodity can leave a developing nation vulnerable to sudden shifts in global market prices.
Commonly followed by the preposition 'on' or 'upon'.
their reliance for technologytheir reliance on technologyReliance takes the preposition 'on' or 'upon', not 'for'.