Origin: Latin suffix -al
Conditional has 4 different meanings across 1 category:
A conditional sentence; a statement that depends on a condition being true or false.
"He will receive the bonus only if he meets his sales target, so his payment is strictly conditional."
In plain English: A conditional is an agreement that only happens if certain requirements are met first.
"The contract had two main conditions, but his job offer was conditional on passing the background check."
Usage: As a noun, this term refers specifically to an entire sentence containing an if-then structure rather than just the word itself. Use it when discussing grammar rules about statements whose truth relies entirely on whether their stated conditions are met.
qualified by reservations
"She offered her help, but her support was conditional on my finishing the report first."
imposing or depending on or containing a condition
"conditional acceptance of the terms"
"lent conditional support"
"the conditional sale will not be complete until the full purchase price is paid"
Limited by a condition.
"The grant was conditional on maintaining an average grade point above 3.0."
The word comes from French conditionnel, which was formed by combining the Old French word condition with the suffix -al. It originally meant "pertaining to a condition."