be conditioned on/upon

phrase

formal

—used to say that something will happen only if something else also happens

Payment is conditioned on/upon completion of the project.

Examples of be conditioned on/upon in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Assemblyman Avelino Valencia, whose district includes Angel Stadium, has introduced state legislation that could require any sale or new lease of the stadium property be conditioned upon the team reverting to the Anaheim Angels name. — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2026

The group’s executive director, Bruce Coons, said Mills Act designations could instead be conditioned on a property owner agreeing to make restorations, so that the owner could first get the Mills Act discount to help pay for the restorations. — Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026

Easing them would require deliberate regulatory action in Washington and would almost certainly be conditioned on verifiable political changes in Caracas. — Ariel Cohen, Forbes.com, 11 Jan. 2026

The order separately directs other federal agencies to determine whether their discretionary grant programs could be conditioned on not enacting these laws. — Julia Shapero, The Hill, 20 Nov. 2025