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Contingent Upon Or On | Usage Rules And Plain Examples

Both “contingent upon” and “contingent on” mean “dependent on”; choose “on” for lean style, or match your house style. You’ve seen it in contracts, news copy, and school writing: “payment is contingent on approval.” Then you spot “contingent upon” and wonder if one is wrong, old-fashioned, or tied to legal writing. Good news: both forms

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