Synonyms for contingent upon

Grammar : Conj

Spell : kuh n-tin-juh nt

Phonetic Transcription : kənˈtɪn dʒənt

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Définition of contingent upon

Origin : late 14c., from Old French contingent or directly from Latin contingentem (nominative contingens) "happening, touching," present participle of contingere "to touch" (see contact). The noun is from 1540s, "thing happening by chance;" as "a group forming part of a larger group" from 1727.

As in providing/provided : conj as long as; with the understanding

Example sentences :

I can not tell precisely, as his stay is contingent upon the condition of his friend.
Extract from : « Vashti » by Augusta J. Evans Wilson

The development of one or the other is contingent upon circumstances.
Extract from : « Many Thoughts of Many Minds » by Various

He had an objective, and this objective was contingent upon making money.
Extract from : « Poor Man's Rock » by Bertrand W. Sinclair

In fact, his progress has been contingent upon this very fact.
Extract from : « The Last Harvest » by John Burroughs

Moreover, the law of your growth is contingent upon the exercise of these faculties.
Extract from : « A Fleece of Gold » by Charles Stewart Given

I told her the little I had done in the Trent affair, and of my plans, contingent upon Mr. Trent's approval.
Extract from : « Against Odds » by Lawrence L. Lynch

Every form of gain which is contingent upon another's loss partakes of the nature of gambling.
Extract from : « Practical Ethics » by William DeWitt Hyde

But a large dowry had been settled upon her, and by the treaty the renunciation was contingent upon its payment.
Extract from : « History of Holland » by George Edmundson

The former generally represents an act as contingent upon outward circumstances, and the latter upon a will.
Extract from : « Greek in a Nutshell » by James Strong

Survival was contingent upon the cessation of struggle between them, and the substitution therefor of common action.
Extract from : « The Fruits of Victory » by Norman Angell

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