Contingency vs. Contingent
Contingencynoun
(uncountable) The quality of being contingent, of happening by chance; unpredictability.
Contingencynoun
(countable) A possibility; something which may or may not happen. A chance occurrence, especially in finance, unexpected expenses.
Contingencynoun
(countable) An amount of money which a party to a contract has to pay to the other party (usually the supplier of a major project to the client) if he or she does not fulfill the contract according to the specification.
Contingencynoun
A statement which is neither a tautology nor a contradiction.
Contingencynoun
Union or connection; the state of touching or contact.
Contingencynoun
The quality or state of being contingent or casual; the possibility of coming to pass.
Contingencynoun
An event which may or may not occur; that which is possible or probable; a fortuitous event; a chance.
Contingencynoun
An adjunct or accessory.
Contingencynoun
A certain possible event that may or may not happen, by which, when happening, some particular title may be affected.
Contingencynoun
a possible event or occurrence or result
Contingencynoun
the state of being contingent on something
Contingencynoun
a future event or circumstance which is possible but cannot be predicted with certainty
Contingencynoun
a provision for a possible event or circumstance
Contingencynoun
an incidental expense
Contingencynoun
the absence of certainty in events
Contingencynoun
the absence of necessity; the fact of being so without having to be so.
Contingentnoun
An event which may or may not happen; that which is unforeseen, undetermined, or dependent on something future; a contingency.
Contingentnoun
That which falls to one in a division or apportionment among a number; a suitable share; proportion.
Contingentnoun
(military) A quota of troops.
Contingentadjective
Possible or liable, but not certain to occur; incidental; casual.
Contingentadjective
(with upon or on) Dependent on something that is undetermined or unknown.
Contingentadjective
Dependent on something that may or may not occur.
Contingentadjective
Not logically necessarily true or false.
Contingentadjective
Temporary
Contingentadjective
Possible, or liable, but not certain, to occur; incidental; casual.
Contingentadjective
Dependent on that which is undetermined or unknown; as, the success of his undertaking is contingent upon events which he can not control.
Contingentadjective
Dependent for effect on something that may or may not occur; as, a contingent estate.
Contingentnoun
An event which may or may not happen; that which is unforeseen, undetermined, or dependent on something future; a contingency.
Contingentnoun
That which falls to one in a division or apportionment among a number; a suitable share; proportion; esp., a quota of troops.
Contingentnoun
a gathering of persons representative of some larger group;
Contingentnoun
a temporary military unit;
Contingentadjective
possible but not certain to occur;
Contingentadjective
determined by conditions or circumstances not yet established;
Contingentadjective
uncertain because of uncontrollable circumstances;
Contingentadjective
subject to chance
Contingentadjective
(of losses, liabilities, etc.) that can be anticipated to arise if a particular event occurs.
Contingentadjective
true by virtue of the way things in fact are and not by logical necessity
Contingentadjective
occurring or existing only if (certain circumstances) are the case; dependent on
Contingentnoun
a group of people sharing a common feature, forming part of a larger group
Contingentnoun
a body of troops or police sent to join a larger force
