contingent

/kənˈtɪndʒənt/ adjective

Definition

› depending on something else in the future in order to happen: contingent on/upon sth The contract is contingent on approval by the Board of Trustees.

(Definition of contingent adjective from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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