PRECONDITION Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

precondition

noun

as in requirement

something that must exist or happen before something else can exist or happen An education is an important precondition for getting a good job. They insist on a guarantee as a precondition to the deal.

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Recent Examples on the Web To some degree, not being in Paris during late July and August is a precondition of being a Parisian — as any tourist who has come to the City of Light in the summer can attest, actual Parisians can be hard to find. —

Bryan Walsh, Vox, 26 July 2024 The treaty adds to the 1961 pact several preconditions for providing military assistance. —

Anthony Kuhn, NPR, 20 June 2024 One of the preconditions of the grant awards is that the money go toward retaining and creating new union jobs in the auto sector, officials said. —

Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 11 July 2024 Hamas still holds hostages, including Americans, and there does not seem to be a sense of urgency from this administration on making the return of these hostages a precondition for anything. —

Chris Eddy, Sun Sentinel, 10 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for precondition

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