noun

condition

A requirement that must be met.

The loan has a condition requiring regular payments.

Etymology

The Latin noun can name an agreed term. This sense preserves the stipulation itself: something that must hold before an arrangement or outcome can proceed.

More examples

  • She accepted the job on one condition.
  • Several conditions must be met before work starts.
  • They agreed to the revised conditions.

Forms

condition · conditions

Similar words

requirement
Something that must be satisfied.
stipulation
A condition expressly stated in an agreement.