Dependent vs. Beneficiary
Difference Between Dependent and Beneficiary
Dependentadjective
Relying upon; depending upon.
At that point I was dependent on financial aid for my tuition.Beneficiarynoun
One who benefits or receives an advantage.
You are the lucky beneficiary of this special offer.Dependentadjective
(statistics) Having a probability that is affected by the outcome of a separate event.
Beneficiarynoun
(legal) One who benefits from the distribution, especially of an estate.
If any beneficiary does not survive the Settlor for a period of 30 days then the Trustee shall distribute that beneficiary’s share to the surviving beneficiaries by right of representation.Dependentadjective
Used in questions, negative sentences and after certain particles and prepositions.
Beneficiarynoun
(insurance) One who benefits from the payout of an insurance policy.
Dependentadjective
(medicine) Affecting the lower part of the body, such as the legs while standing up, or the back while supine.
Beneficiaryadjective
Holding some office or valuable possession, in subordination to another; holding under a feudal or other superior; having a dependent and secondary possession.
Dependentadjective
Hanging down.
a dependent bough or leafBeneficiaryadjective
Bestowed as a gratuity.
beneficiary giftsDependentnoun
(US) One who relies on another for support
With two children and an ailing mother, she had three dependents in all.Beneficiarynoun
the recipient of funds or other benefits
Dependentnoun
(grammar) An element in phrase or clause structure that is not the head. Includes complements, modifiers and determiners.
Beneficiarynoun
the semantic role of the intended recipient who benefits from the happening denoted by the verb in the clause
Dependentnoun
(grammar) The aorist subjunctive or subjunctive perfective: a form of a verb not used independently but preceded by a particle to form the negative or a tense form. Found in Greek and in the Gaelic languages.
Beneficiaryadjective
having or arising from a benefice;
a beneficiary baronDependentnoun
a person who relies on another person for support (especially financial support)
Dependentadjective
not independent;
dependent childrenDependentadjective
contingent on something else
Dependentadjective
of a clause; unable to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence;
a subordinate (or dependent) clause functions as a noun or adjective or adverb within a sentencethe main (or independent) clause in a complex sentence has at least a subject and a verbDependentadjective
being under the power or sovereignty of another or others;
subject peoplesa dependent princeDependentadjective
addicted to a drug
