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adjective + departure : major, new, significant; dramatic, radical

de|pa r|ture lounge (departure lounges ) N‑COUNT In an airport, the departure lounge is the place where passengers wait before they get onto their plane.

de|pa r|ture tax (departure taxes ) N‑VAR Departure tax is a tax that airline passengers have to pay in order to use an airport. □  Many countries charge departure tax in U.S. dollars rather than local currency.

de|pend ◆◆◇ /d I pe nd/ (depends , depending , depended )

1 VERB If you say that one thing depends on another, you mean that the first thing will be affected or determined by the second. □ [V + on/upon ] The cooking time needed depends on the size of the potato. □ [V + on/upon ] How much it costs depends upon how much you buy.

2 VERB If you depend on someone or something, you need them in order to be able to survive physically, financially, or emotionally. □ [V + on/upon ] He depended on his writing for his income. □ [V + on/upon ] Choosing the right account depends on working out your likely average balance.

3 VERB If you can depend on a person, organization, or law, you know that they will support you or help you when you need them. □ [V + on/upon ] 'You can depend on me,' Cross assured him.

4 VERB You use depend in expressions such as it depends to indicate that you cannot give a clear answer to a question because the answer will be affected or determined by other factors. □ [V ] 'But how long can you stay in the house?'—'I don't know. It depends.'. □ [V + on ] It all depends on your definition of punk, doesn't it?

5 PHRASE You use depending on when you are saying that something varies according to the circumstances mentioned. □  I tend to have a different answer, depending on the family. USAGE depend

Depend is never an adjective. Don’t say, for example, that someone or something ‘ is depend on ’ another person or thing. You say that they are dependent on that person or thing. □  The local economy is dependent on oil and gas extraction.

de|pend|able /d I pe ndəb ^ə l/ ADJ If you say that someone or something is dependable , you approve of them because you feel that you can be sure that they will always act consistently or sensibly, or do what you need them to do. [APPROVAL ] □  He was a good friend, a dependable companion.

de|pend|ant /d I pe ndənt/ (dependants ) also dependent N‑COUNT Your dependants are the people you support financially, such as your children. [FORMAL ] □  The British Legion raises funds to help ex-service personnel and their dependants.

de|pend|ence /d I pe ndəns/

1 N‑UNCOUNT Your dependence on something or someone is your need for them in order to succeed or be able to survive. □ [+ on ] …the city's traditional dependence on tourism.

2 N‑UNCOUNT [usu n N ] If you talk about drug dependence or alcohol dependence , you are referring to a situation where someone is addicted to drugs or is an alcoholic.

3 N‑UNCOUNT You talk about the dependence of one thing on another when the first thing will be affected or determined by the second. □  …the dependence of circulation on production.

de|pend|en|cy /d I pe ndənsi/ (dependencies )

1 N‑COUNT A dependency is a country which is controlled by another country.

2 N‑UNCOUNT You talk about someone's dependency when they have a deep emotional, physical, or financial need for a particular person or thing, especially one that you consider excessive or undesirable. □ [+ on ] We worried about his dependency on his mother.

3 N‑VAR [usu n N ] If you talk about alcohol dependency or chemical dependency , you are referring to a situation where someone is an alcoholic or is addicted to drugs. [mainly AM ] □  The medicine may also create chemical dependency.