pre·con·di·tion
ˌprē-kən-ˈdi-shən 
preconditioned; preconditioning; preconditions
: to put in a proper or desired condition or frame of mind especially in preparation
Examples of precondition in a Sentence
Noun
They insist on a guarantee as a precondition of the deal.
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Keith Gessen, The New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2024
Substantial experience with a task may therefore be a precondition for experiencing flow.
—John Kounios, Scientific American, 30 May 2024
Jacqueline Charles and, Miami Herald, 10 July 2024
The system also preconditions the battery to ensure the quickest, most efficient stops when the Prologue reaches the charger.
—Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 23 Feb. 2024
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Noun
At the same time, most of those polled were not willing to make any territorial concessions to Russia, and an overwhelming majority rejected the maximalist terms that Putin has set as a precondition for talks.
—Keith Gessen, The New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2024
Substantial experience with a task may therefore be a precondition for experiencing flow.
—John Kounios, Scientific American, 30 May 2024
Verb
The firm, according to a source familiar with the discussions, had preconditioned its resumption of work on the condition that there would be full security on the site of the hospital and a deployment of an armed international force in Haiti.
—Jacqueline Charles and, Miami Herald, 10 July 2024
The system also preconditions the battery to ensure the quickest, most efficient stops when the Prologue reaches the charger.
—Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 23 Feb. 2024
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“Precondition.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/precondition. Accessed 2 Nov. 2024.
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