the conditional
noun
grammar
: the mood or form that is used to say that something is true or happens only if something else is true or happens
The conditional is often marked by the word "if."
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Due to the conditional pass and receipt of yellow placard, a reinspection was or will be conducted within 24 to 72 hours of the inspection.
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Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 17 Jan. 2025
But Energy Department officials said that the conditional commitments are legally binding, provided that the borrowers can meet certain benchmarks, and can’t easily be canceled.
—Brad Plumer, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
Meanwhile, the Department of Energy’s Loan Programs Office in mid-December announced the conditional approval of a loan guarantee for Pacific Gas & Electric Co. (PG&E) of up to $15 billion.
—Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 31 Dec. 2024
The courts helped to maintain the status quo, and in particular, the conditional sovereignty that limited imperial princes’ power by overseeing and policing their conduct, including their treatment of their subjects.
—Michael Axworthy, Foreign Affairs, 10 Oct. 2016
Simply put, Bayes’s theorem, sometimes called Bayesian Inference, is a formula used to calculate the conditional probabilities of an event, based on prior, similar conditions.
—airmail.news, 19 Aug. 2024
The Council of the European Union approved a $4.25 billion disbursement to Ukraine under the Ukraine Facility program on Dec. 9, bringing total assistance under the conditional financing initiative to 16 billion euros ($17 billion).
—Katya Soldak, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
The funds for the conditional loan to Rivian come from the Energy Department’s Loan Programs Office, which lends money to support the development of new technologies.
—Rachel Frazin, The Hill, 26 Nov. 2024
Both the conditional use and the final plan are on the consent agenda for the regular council meeting Nov. 26.
—Steve Lord, Chicago Tribune, 21 Nov. 2024
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Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 17 Jan. 2025
But Energy Department officials said that the conditional commitments are legally binding, provided that the borrowers can meet certain benchmarks, and can’t easily be canceled.
—Brad Plumer, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
Meanwhile, the Department of Energy’s Loan Programs Office in mid-December announced the conditional approval of a loan guarantee for Pacific Gas & Electric Co. (PG&E) of up to $15 billion.
—Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 31 Dec. 2024
The courts helped to maintain the status quo, and in particular, the conditional sovereignty that limited imperial princes’ power by overseeing and policing their conduct, including their treatment of their subjects.
—Michael Axworthy, Foreign Affairs, 10 Oct. 2016
Simply put, Bayes’s theorem, sometimes called Bayesian Inference, is a formula used to calculate the conditional probabilities of an event, based on prior, similar conditions.
—airmail.news, 19 Aug. 2024
The Council of the European Union approved a $4.25 billion disbursement to Ukraine under the Ukraine Facility program on Dec. 9, bringing total assistance under the conditional financing initiative to 16 billion euros ($17 billion).
—Katya Soldak, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
The funds for the conditional loan to Rivian come from the Energy Department’s Loan Programs Office, which lends money to support the development of new technologies.
—Rachel Frazin, The Hill, 26 Nov. 2024
Both the conditional use and the final plan are on the consent agenda for the regular council meeting Nov. 26.
—Steve Lord, Chicago Tribune, 21 Nov. 2024
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“The conditional.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20conditional. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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