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101de|pend|en|cy — «dih PEHN duhn see», noun, plural cies, adjective. –n. 1. a country or territory controlled by another country: »Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands are dependencies of the United States. 2. the condition of trusting or relying on another for… …
102dis|pend — «dihs PEHND», transitive verb. Obsolete. to pay out; expend; spend. ╂[< Old French despendre expend < Latin dispendere pay out < dis out + pendere pay, weigh] …
103ex|pend|a|bil|i|ty — «ehk SPEHN duh BIHL uh tee», noun. the quality or state of being expendable: »The Army believes that this ratio of expendability among its best qualified fighters is more to be honored than deplored (Harper s) …
104ex|pend|a|ble — «ehk SPEHN duh buhl», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. that can be expended or used up. 2. Military. a) that is or may be normally used up in service, battle, or other function. b) worth giving up or sacrificing to the enemy or to destruction for… …
105ex|pend|i|ture — «ehk SPEHN duh chur, chuhr», noun. 1. the act or process of spending; a using up or paying out: »A large piece of work requires the expenditure of money, time, and effort. 2. the amount of money, time, or effort, spent; expense: »Her expenditures …
106im|pend|ent — «ihm PEHN duhnt», adjective. = impending. (Cf. ↑impending) …
107im|pend|ing — «ihm PEHN dihng», adjective. 1. likely to happen soon; threatening; about to occur: »an impending war. There were symptoms of an impending storm (Washington Irving). SYNONYM(S): See syn. under imminent. (Cf. ↑imminent) 2. overhanging: » …
108im|pend — «ihm PEHND», intransitive verb. 1. to be likely to happen soon; be about to happen; be near: »Black clouds are signs that a storm impends. When war impends, wise men try to prevent it. 2. to hang threateningly; hang: »Great boulders impended over …
109in|de|pend|ence — «IHN dih PEHN duhns», noun. 1. the condition of being independent; freedom from the control, influence, support, or help of others: »The American colonies won independence from England. Today, ardent nationalists demand independence (Newsweek).… …
110in|de|pend|en|cy — «IHN dih PEHN duhn see», noun, plural cies. 1. = independence. (Cf. ↑independence) 2. an independent country, territory, or other self governing unit …
