precondition
pre‧con‧di‧tion /ˌpriːkənˈdɪʃən/
noun [countable]
precondition of/for
A ceasefire is a precondition for talks.
pre‧con‧di‧tion /ˌpriːkənˈdɪʃən/
noun [countable] Word Family: noun: condition, precondition, conditioner, conditioning; verb: condition; adverb: conditionally ≠ unconditionally; adjective: conditional ≠ unconditional
something that must happen or exist before something else can happenprecondition of/for