bedingen

Meaning

1. (weak) to have agreed upon as a contractual term
2. (weak) to require, have as a prerequisite or condition
3. (proscribed,weak) to cause

Hyphenated as

be‧din‧gen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/bəˈdɪŋən/

Etymology

From Middle High German bedingen (“to hire (especially for a crime)”), synchronically be- + dingen. The modern senses are influenced by and almost a back-formation from Bedingung (“condition”).