contingent
Example Sentences
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If, heaven forbid, your daughter predeceases you, without contingent beneficiaries, your accounts could revert to your estate, go through probate and/or be distributed per intestacy law in your state.
From MarketWatch
It was contingent on Tesla meeting a series of market-value and operating targets.
But the postwar idea of upward mobility was always contingent on certain fundamentals: strong institutions, affordable education, accessible homeownership and stable work.
French contingents are also expected to take part in the documentation effort.
From Barron's
But as Bradbury is quick to point out, all of those connections are “contingent on if you’re doing something interesting” and if the music itself is actually good.
From Los Angeles Times
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