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condition

condition

347 3.2
A rule that must be met for an agreement or offer to be accepted
  • noun
  • /kənˈdɪʃən/
  • Formal
: condición
  • Before the loan can be approved, you must meet certain conditions set by the bank.
  • terms and conditions
  • necessary condition
  • pay and conditions

Those are exactly the three conditions that you need for flow.

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Examples

  • For the option value to be very low, several conditions must hold.

    Academic text (2011)
  • And it thrives best under conditions of regularity.

  • Those are exactly the three conditions that you need for flow.

  • Seems to me there are two conditions for getting this thing done.

  • If passed, it would help to improve the working conditions of professional social workers.

    Academic text (2011)
  • The board has agreed to move forward with your program under one condition.

  • And when the condition is right, emergence happens.

  • Most children are not limited by their condition, with one in five being symptom-free.

    Academic text (2011)
  • But a large and productive national territory is neither a necessary nor sufficient condition for prosperity.

    Academic text (2011)
  • The Catholic schools were among the first to reopen and establish these conditions after the storm.

    Academic text (2011)

Synonyms

requirement
vscondition
552 2.0

Something you need for a particular purpose or situation

focuses specifically on such needs as clauses for validity or effect
term
vscondition
  • Formal
498 3.3

A condition or rule in an agreement that people must follow

is the general required clause that makes an action valid or effective
provision
vscondition
  • Formal
257 5.6

A rule in a contract or legal document

is the broader notion of a clause required for something to work
criterion
vscondition
222 6.1

A rule or standard used to judge and choose something

is about a needed clause or assumption rather than a judging standard
precondition
vscondition
25 5.5

A condition that must be met before something else happens

may be met at any stage as a clause ensuring validity or effectiveness
stipulation
vscondition
  • Formal
22 6.6

A condition in an agreement that someone must follow

is the general idea of a clause that must be met for validity
proviso
vscondition
  • Formal
7 8.4

A condition written in a legal document that limits or allows something

is the broader requirement idea, not limited to restrictions or exceptions
basic requirement
vscondition
5 1.8

A necessary thing you must have or meet to be allowed to do something

is the wider concept of a requirement or clause for validity
requisite
vscondition
5 6.8

Something needed for a particular activity or purpose

is the general term that also covers indispensable clauses and assumptions
prerequisite
vscondition
2 6.6

Needed before something else can happen

can mean any clause or assumption that must be met, not only prior ones
essential condition
vscondition
1 3.5

Something that must be true or happen first for another thing to happen

covers necessary clauses but also includes assumptions and other required elements

Idioms

31 3.0

Being fit and healthy because of regular exercise

Compounds

The state of the air at a place and time, like temperature, wind, clouds, or rain

How healthy and fit a person's body is

The state of jobs, prices, and business activity in a country at a particular time

Something that is perfect and looks brand new

The state of a person's mind and feelings

9 4.1

The state of the air, water, or land at a place that affects living things

The state of a person or company's money, things they own, and debts at a time

The weather at a place and time, including temperature, wind, and rain or snow

A problem with a person's mental health that changes how they think, feel or behave

How clean a place or object is and whether it is free from germs

control condition
  • Specialized
3 5.5

A group in an experiment that does not receive the treatment and is used for comparison

boundary condition
  • Specialized
2 8.0

A rule giving values at the edge of a space to solve an equation

eye condition
  • Specialized
2 3.4

A problem with the eye that affects vision

hereditary condition
  • Specialized
1 4.0

A health problem parents can pass to their children through genes

A health problem doctors cannot make go away

1 4.9

A part of an experiment where researchers change one thing to see its effect compared with a control group

1 4.4

The body's state and how well its parts work, especially for health

A very good state where something works well and looks clean

Something that must be true or happen first for another thing to happen

A state that is completely clean and without any damage

toxic condition
  • Specialized
1 6.0

A harmful state that happens when poison gets into the body

A group of words that says when something will happen or what must happen first, often starting with if

rachitic condition
  • Specialized
9.9

A bone illness in young children caused by not having enough vitamin D that makes bones weak or deformed

9.5

Swollen lumps in the neck caused by an infection, often tuberculosis

How Binding

precondition
25 5.5
obligation
433 3.2
requirement
552 2.0
condition
  • Formal
347 3.2
term
  • Formal
498 3.3
to request
808 1.0
suggestion
602 1.4

Surface Forms

condition singular
conditions plural

Etymology

The word condition comes from Latin parts con- 'together' and dicere 'to say', so it first meant an agreed term people 'say together'. That's why a condition is a requirement or clause that must be met in a contract.