conditional
con|di|tion|al /kənd'ɪʃənəl/
1 [ADJ] oft ADJ on n/-ing
If a situation or agreement is conditional on something, it will only happen or continue if this thing happens.
Their support is conditional on his proposals meeting their approval.
...a conditional offer.
● conditionally [ADV] ADV with v
Mr Smith has conditionally agreed to buy a shareholding in the club.
2 [ADJ] ADJ n
In grammar, a conditional clause is a subordinate clause which refers to a situation which may exist or whose possible consequences you are considering. Most conditional clauses begin with `if' or `unless', for example `If that happens, we'll be in big trouble' and `You don't have to come unless you want to'.con|di|tion|al dis|charge (conditional discharges)
[N-COUNT] usu sing
If someone who is convicted of an offence is given a conditional discharge by a court, they are not punished unless they later commit a further offence. (BRIT LEGAL)
1 [ADJ] oft ADJ on n/-ing
If a situation or agreement is conditional on something, it will only happen or continue if this thing happens.
Their support is conditional on his proposals meeting their approval.
...a conditional offer.
● conditionally [ADV] ADV with v
Mr Smith has conditionally agreed to buy a shareholding in the club.
2 [ADJ] ADJ n
In grammar, a conditional clause is a subordinate clause which refers to a situation which may exist or whose possible consequences you are considering. Most conditional clauses begin with `if' or `unless', for example `If that happens, we'll be in big trouble' and `You don't have to come unless you want to'.con|di|tion|al dis|charge (conditional discharges)
[N-COUNT] usu sing
If someone who is convicted of an offence is given a conditional discharge by a court, they are not punished unless they later commit a further offence. (BRIT LEGAL)