be contingent on
4 synonyms found
Definition
(n) :
an event which may or may not happen; that which is unforeseen, undetermined, or dependent on something future; a contingency; that which falls to one in a division or apportionment among a number; a suitable share; proportion;
(adj) :
Possible or liable, but not certain to occur; incidental; casual; (with upon) Dependent on something that is undetermined or unknown
"the success of his undertaking is contingent upon events which he can not control."