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Meaning of 'contingent' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Contingent [ a.]
- Possible, or liable, but not certain, to occur; incidental; casual.
- Dependent on that which is undetermined or unknown; as, the success of his undertaking is contingent upon events which he can not control.
- Dependent for effect on something that may or may not occur; as, a contingent estate.
2 . Contingent [ n.]
- An event which may or may not happen; that which is unforeseen, undetermined, or dependent on something future; a contingency.
- That which falls to one in a division or apportionment among a number; a suitable share; proportion; esp., a quota of troops.

Meaning of 'contingent' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . contingent [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a gathering of persons representative of some larger group
Example in sentence:
  • each nation sent a contingent of athletes to the Olympics
Meaning (2):
- a temporary military unit
Example in sentence:
  • the peacekeeping force includes one British contingent
3 . contingent [ s]
Meaning (3):
- being determined by conditions or circumstances that follow
Example in sentence:
  • arms sales contingent on the approval of congress
Meaning (4):
- uncertain because of uncontrollable circumstances
Example in sentence:
  • the results of confession were not contingent, they were certain
Meaning (5):
- possible but not certain to occur
Example in sentence:
  • they had to plan for contingent expenses

Nearby Words:

con con- conacre conarium conation conative conatus concamerate concameration concatenate

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