Dependents Meaning in English

word · lemma: dependent

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التعريف

People, usually children or family members, who rely on someone else for financial support, especially for tax or legal purposes.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Common in legal, financial, and tax contexts; refers to people you support financially, often children or elderly parents. Not to be confused with 'dependant' (British spelling) or 'independent' (opposite meaning).

• Spanish: dependientes - personas a cargo
• Portuguese (BR): dependentes - pessoas a cargo
• Portuguese (PT): dependentes - pessoas a cargo
• Chinese (Simplified): 受抚养人
• Chinese (Traditional): 受扶養人
• Hindi: आश्रित
• Arabic: المعالون
• Bengali: নির্ভরশীল ব্যক্তিরা - উপার্জননির্ভর ব্যক্তি
• Russian: иждивенцы
• Japanese: 扶養家族
• Vietnamese: người phụ thuộc
• Korean: 부양가족
• Turkish: bakmakla yükümlü olunan kişiler - bağımlılar (mali olarak)
• Urdu: زیردست افراد - اہل خانہ (مادی لحاظ سے منحصر)
• Indonesian: tanggungan

جمل نموذجية

He claimed two dependents on his tax form.

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Children are usually listed as dependents.

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He works hard to support his dependents.

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My insurance covers all my dependents too.

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Are your parents counted as dependents for this program?

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After getting married, I suddenly had three more dependents.

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