Terms vs. Conditions — What's the Difference?

A limited or established period of time that something is supposed to last, as a school or court session, tenure in public office, or a prison sentence.

A mode or state of being

A point in time at which something ends; termination

Conditions Existing circumstances

The end of a normal gestation period

(Archaic) Social position; rank.

A deadline, as for making a payment.

A state of health

A fixed period of time for which an estate is granted.

A state of physical fitness

An estate granted for a fixed period.

A disease or physical ailment

A word or group of words having a particular meaning, especially in a specific field

One that is indispensable to the appearance or occurrence of another; a prerequisite

Terms Language of a certain kind; chosen words

One that restricts or modifies another; a qualification

Often terms One of the elements of a proposed or concluded agreement; a condition

(Grammar) The dependent clause of a conditional sentence; protasis.

Terms The relationship between two people or groups; personal footing

(Logic) A proposition on which another proposition depends; the antecedent of a conditional proposition.

One of the quantities composing a ratio or fraction or forming a series.

A provision making the effect of a legal instrument contingent on the occurrence of an uncertain future event.

One of the quantities connected by addition or subtraction signs in an equation; a member.

The event itself.

(Logic) Each of the two concepts being compared or related in a proposition.

To make dependent on a condition or conditions

A stone or post marking a boundary, especially a squared and downward-tapering pillar adorned with a head and upper torso.

To stipulate as a condition

An architectural or decorative motif resembling such a marker.

To cause to be in a certain condition; shape or influence

To designate; call.

To accustom (oneself or another) to something; adapt

Plural of term

To render fit for work or use

Status with respect to the relations between people or groups;

To improve the physical fitness of (the body, for example), as through repeated sessions of strenuous physical activity.

The amount of money needed to purchase something;

(Psychology) To cause (an organism) to respond in a specific manner to a previously unrelated stimulus, as in operant conditioning or classical conditioning.

To treat (the air in a room, for example) by air-conditioning.

To replace moisture or oils in (hair, for example) by use of a therapeutic product.

Plural of condition.