Dependant vs Reconciliation - What's the difference?
dependant | reconciliation |
(British) A person who depends on another for support, particularly financial support (= US dependent).
(US)
The reestablishment of friendly relations; conciliation or rapprochement.
(theology) The end of estrangement between a human and God as a result of the process of atonement; more specifically,
:* A Roman Catholic sacrament involving contrition, confession, punishment and absolution; penance.
(accounting) Process of matching and comparing figures from accounting records against those presented on a bank statement.
As nouns the difference between dependant and reconciliation
is that dependant is dependent; one who is dependent while reconciliation is reconciliation (process of matching and comparing figures from accounting records against those presented on a bank statement).As a verb dependant
is .As an adjective dependant
is dependent.dependant
English
Noun
(en noun)References
*Merriam-WebsterIndicating only US spelling is "dependent" (redirects, lists British spelling as a "variant".)'' * Pam Peters, The Cambridge Guide to English Usage , pp. 148-149. *
EncartaAlways a misspelling in US English, adjective and noun are differentiated in British English by spelling.
reconciliation
English
(wikipedia reconciliation)Noun
(en noun)- He longed for reconciliation with his estranged father, but too many painful memories kept him from making contact again.