whether or not

whether or not

Regardless of whether (something happens or is the case). Whether or not you're a member, you still have to pay admission for the special exhibit. I'm going whether or not you come with me.
See also: not
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

whether or not

either if something is the case or if something is not the case; one way or the other. I'll drive to New York tomorrow whether or not it rains. I'm going to the mall whether you come with me or not.
See also: not
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

whether or not

Also, whether or no. Regardless of whether, no matter if. For example, Whether or not it rains, we're going to walk to the theater, or She plans to sing at the wedding, whether or no anyone asks her to. The negative element in these constructions may also follow the subject and verb, as in I have to attend, whether I want to or not. [c. 1600]
See also: not
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
See also:
  • whether or no
  • like it or not
  • stick that in your pipe and smoke it
  • put that in your pipe and smoke it
  • Put that in your pipe and smoke it!
  • add
  • add (one's) two penn'orth
  • add your twopenn'orth
  • advocate
  • angel's advocate
References in classic literature
Other things to be considered in narrative are: Movement, which, unless for special reasons, should be rapid, at least not slow and broken; Suspense; general Interest; and the questions whether or not there are good situations and good minor climaxes, contributing to the interest; and whether or not motivation is good, apart from that which results from character, that is whether events are properly represented as happening in accordance with the law of cause and effect which inexorably governs actual life.
But those aren't the only ones that deter-mine whether or not an investment is made.
(When the contract of sale or license provides the purchaser an option as to how it will take delivery of the software, or is silent on the matter, the DOT will construe the contract as giving the taxpayer the right to receive the software via a tangible medium (whether or not it in fact does so) and, thus, presume the transaction is taxable.)
As previously explained, the regulations do not prohibit tax shelter advice, but merely provide complex requirements that must be satisfied when providing written advice, whether or not the advice relates to a tax shelter.
Companies use the useful life of assets to guide their decisions on whether or not to amortize them on their financial statements.
The Kimbell appeal arose after the District Court granted a summary judgment for the IRS and denied the taxpayer's summary judgment request over the issues of whether or not the transfer of property to an FLP formed two months prior to death, in exchange for partnership interests, was for full and adequate consideration and whether or not the decedent had retained control under IRC Sec.
Whether or not the injunction should have been granted is quite another matter.
This type of analysis excludes patients who failed to take the medicine, whether or not they had a good reason for doing so.
This case raised the issue of whether or not thermal scanning a private residence from outside the residence is a search under the Fourth Amendment.
It is also not known what effect implants have on lactation, and whether or not there is a difference in the rate of implant rupture, breast pain, migration of the implant, or mastitis in women who are pregnant or lactating.[15]
Assuming, then, that a rent-stabilized tenant has died, and there is no one else occupying the apartment, the first thing the landlord must do is determine whether or not the tenant has an estate, or there are next of kin.
This article explains the options available under the final regulations and illustrates why the elections are very important to GST tax planning, whether or not a particular transfer is an indirect skip.
First, while it is reasonable to require a written disclosure authorization from both the transaction promoter and the promoter's tax counsel, there is no reason to require that the taxpayer's counsel provide a disclosure authorization because that counsel would have no interest in whether or not its client keeps the transaction confidential.
This article provides guidance to every CPA who has ever wondered whether or not providing investment advice triggers the act's registration requirements and its anti-fraud rules.
Whether or not a departmental policy creates a legal duty is a question the U.S.