- unconditional
- unconditional (adj.) 1660s, from UN- (Cf. un-) (1) "not" + CONDITIONAL (Cf. conditional). Unconditional surrender is attested from 1830. Related: Unconditionally.
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unconditional — un‧con‧di‧tion‧al [ˌʌnkənˈdɪʆnəl◂] adjective FINANCE 1. unconditional offer/bid a takeover offer which does not depend on any conditions: • The group announced that it made a formal unconditional bid to the board offering to buy 160,000 shares … Financial and business terms
unconditional — un·con·di·tion·al /ˌən kən di shə nəl/ adj: not conditional or limited: absolute unqualified un·con·di·tion·al·ly adv Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
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Unconditional — Un con*di tion*al, a. Not conditional limited, or conditioned; made without condition; absolute; unreserved; as, an unconditional surrender. [1913 Webster] O, pass not, Lord, an absolute decree, Or bind thy sentence unconditional. Dryden. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
unconditional — [adj] absolute, total actual, all out, assured, categorical, certain, clear, complete, decisive, definite, determinate, downright, entire, explicit, final, flat out, full, genuine, indubitable, no catch*, no fine print*, no holds barred*, no ifs… … New thesaurus
unconditional — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not subject to any conditions. DERIVATIVES unconditionally adverb … English terms dictionary
unconditional — [un΄kən dish′ən əl] adj. without conditions or reservations; absolute unconditionally adv … English World dictionary
unconditional — /ˌʌnkən dɪʃ(ə)nəl/ adjective with no conditions or provisions attached ● unconditional acceptance of the offer by the board ● After the interview he got an unconditional offer of a job. ♦ the offer went unconditional last Thursday the takeover… … Dictionary of banking and finance
unconditional — [[t]ʌ̱nkəndɪ̱ʃən(ə)l[/t]] ADJ: usu ADJ n If you describe something as unconditional, you mean that the person doing or giving it does not require anything to be done by other people in exchange. Children need unconditional love... The leader of… … English dictionary
unconditional — adjective not limited by or depending on any conditions: the unconditional release of all political prisoners | unconditional surrender: The Allies declared they would accept nothing less than unconditional surrender. unconditionally adverb … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
