contingent upon
Subject to outcome
Contingent upon means dependent on or conditioned by something else that must happen first.
If one thing is contingent upon another, the first thing will only occur if the second thing happens or proves true.
The job offer is contingent upon passing a background check.
Our travel plans are contingent upon getting the time off work.
The phrase appears frequently in legal, business, and formal contexts where conditions must be satisfied before an agreement takes effect.
- dependentRequiring outside support
- conditionalDependent on prerequisites
- subject toConditionally governed by
- subject to changeLiable to modification
- hingedConnected by pivot joint
hangs on · reliant · predicated · provisional · based on · tied to · strings attached · hinging · if · unless · provided · stipulated · requiring · prerequisite · clause · terms · agreement · outcome
contingent uponunconditional
Without limits or qualifications
regardless of · irrespective of · absolute · unqualified · unrestricted
contingent uponguaranteed
Promised with certainty
assured · certain · inevitable · definite · predetermined
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