on (the) condition that

idiom

: only if

She spoke on the condition that she not be identified.

He taught me the trick on condition that I never tell anyone else how to do it.

Examples of on (the) condition that in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

There was a rumor that Belichick, who can buy out his own contract for a million dollars, had taken the Carolina job on the condition that his son Steve, the Tar Heels’ defensive coördinator, succeed him. —Paige Williams, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025

The Trump administration has cleared semiconductor giants Nvidia and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) to resume sales of certain artificial intelligence chips to China — on the condition that the U.S. government receives 15 percent of the revenue from those sales. —Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 2025

Anyway, Grandmama will make a donation for Morticia’s gala fund on the condition that Morticia return Goody’s book to Wednesday. —Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2025

Sony declined to do so on the condition that Rhapsody agreed to a four-part payment plan, with the first three installments due in the following two months. —Walden Green, Pitchfork, 6 Aug. 2025