de·pen·den·cy 
/dɪˈpɛndənsi/ noun
plural de·pen·den·cies /dɪˈpɛndənsi/ noun 1 : the quality of being dependent : dependence [noncount] ▪ the country's dependency on foreign oil ▪ drug/chemical dependency [=addiction] [singular] ▪ a dependency on foreign oil 2 [count] : an area that is controlled by a country but that is not formally a part of it
