subject to
phrasal verb
subjected to; subjected to also subject to; subjecting to; subjects to
1
: affected by or possibly affected by (something)
The firm is subject to state law.
The schedule is tentative and subject to change.
Clothing purchases over $200 are subject to tax.
Anyone caught trespassing is subject to a $500 fine.
2
: likely to do, have, or suffer from (something)
My cousin is subject to panic attacks.
I'd rather not live in an area that is subject to flooding.
3
: dependent on something else to happen or be true
The sale of the property is subject to approval by the city council.
All rooms are just $100 a night, subject to availability.
Examples of subject to in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
The Cargill products subject to recall include: 2.25-lbs.
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Juliana Kim, NPR, 4 May 2024
After Assembly Bill 423 was changed to prohibit development in areas subject to sea-level rise, the commission went neutral on the measure, which was then passed and signed into law.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 May 2024
Decades of psychological study, influenced by the pioneering work of Danny Kahneman and Amos Tversky, have shown that diagnosis is subject to the same predictable biases and heuristics as other domains of knowledge.
—Adam Rodman, STAT, 3 May 2024
But tribal law experts say there's still a legal question about whether tribal nations can allow cannabis sales on federal trust reservation land — land that isn't subject to local jurisdiction or taxes but still must abide by federal law.
—Frank Vaisvilas, Journal Sentinel, 3 May 2024
The forward-looking statements contained in this press release are based on management's current expectations and are subject to substantial risks, uncertainty and changes in circumstances.
—Charlotte Observer, 3 May 2024
Those forms of violence include those threatened with or subjected to conversion therapy, those who felt that they had been discriminated against, or those who experienced physical threat or harm in the past year.
—Tyler Santora, Parents, 1 May 2024
As part of that, a monitor was allowed to investigate further breaches of the consent decree until 2025 and the company has been barred from tying services and is subject to a $1 million fine for violations pursuant to oversight from an independent monitor.
—Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Gryphon cautions you that these forward-looking statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, most of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond the control of Gryphon.
—Charlotte Observer, 22 Apr. 2024
Juliana Kim, NPR, 4 May 2024
After Assembly Bill 423 was changed to prohibit development in areas subject to sea-level rise, the commission went neutral on the measure, which was then passed and signed into law.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 May 2024
Decades of psychological study, influenced by the pioneering work of Danny Kahneman and Amos Tversky, have shown that diagnosis is subject to the same predictable biases and heuristics as other domains of knowledge.
—Adam Rodman, STAT, 3 May 2024
But tribal law experts say there's still a legal question about whether tribal nations can allow cannabis sales on federal trust reservation land — land that isn't subject to local jurisdiction or taxes but still must abide by federal law.
—Frank Vaisvilas, Journal Sentinel, 3 May 2024
The forward-looking statements contained in this press release are based on management's current expectations and are subject to substantial risks, uncertainty and changes in circumstances.
—Charlotte Observer, 3 May 2024
Those forms of violence include those threatened with or subjected to conversion therapy, those who felt that they had been discriminated against, or those who experienced physical threat or harm in the past year.
—Tyler Santora, Parents, 1 May 2024
As part of that, a monitor was allowed to investigate further breaches of the consent decree until 2025 and the company has been barred from tying services and is subject to a $1 million fine for violations pursuant to oversight from an independent monitor.
—Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Gryphon cautions you that these forward-looking statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, most of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond the control of Gryphon.
—Charlotte Observer, 22 Apr. 2024
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“Subject to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subject%20to. Accessed 7 May. 2024.
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