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when, as, and if

when, as, and if conjunction: used to indicate the timing and contingency of some obligation in contracts, especially financial.

Conjunction

when, as, and if

  1. Used to indicate the timing and contingency of some obligation in contracts, especially financial.
    • The dividend on the preferred stock shall be payable in equal amount to the dividend on the common stock when, as, and if the Company declares a dividend on the common stock.

Forms of when, as, and if

alternative formif, as and when

Questions about when, as, and if

What does when, as, and if mean?
When, as, and if means used to indicate the timing and contingency of some obligation in contracts, especially financial.
What part of speech is when, as, and if?
When, as, and if is a conjunction.

Words near when, as, and if in the dictionary

  1. when you're up to your neck in alligators, it's hard to remember that your initial objective was to drain the swamp
  2. when'd
  3. when'll
  4. when're
  5. when's
  6. when, as, and if
  7. whenabout
  8. whenabouts
  9. whenas
  10. Whenby
  11. whence

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