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   contingent

   /kənˈtɪn(d)ʒ(ə)nt/

   adjective

   • 1. subject to chance: "the contingent nature of the job" Similar chanceaccidentalfortuitouspossibleunforeseenunforeseeableunexpectedunpredictedunpredictableunanticipatedunlooked-forrandomhaphazardOpposite predictable
   • ▪ (of losses, liabilities, etc.) that can be anticipated to arise if a particular event occurs.
   • ▪ true by virtue of the way things in fact are and not by logical necessity: "that men are living creatures is a contingent fact"
   • 2. occurring or existing only if (certain circumstances) are the case; dependent on: "his fees were contingent on the success of his search" Similar dependentconditionalsubject tobased ondetermined byhingeing onresting onhanging oncontrolled by

   noun

   • 1. a group of people sharing a common feature, forming part of a larger group: "a contingent of Japanese businessmen attending a conference"
   • ▪ a body of troops or police sent to join a larger force: "six warships were stationed off the coast with a contingent of 2,000 marines"

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘of uncertain occurrence’): from Latin contingere ‘befall’, from con- ‘together with’ + tangere ‘to touch’. The noun sense was originally ‘something happening by chance’, then ‘a person's share resulting from a division, a quota’; the current sense dates from the early 18th century.

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   • 1. contingently adverb

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   What does contingent mean?

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   What does contingency mean in English?

   • the proportion that falls to one as a share to be contributed or furnished. something contingent; contingency. “Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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   What is a contingent occurrence?

   • contingent occurrences. Logic. (of a proposition) neither logically necessary nor logically impossible, so that its truth or falsity can be established only by sensory observation. a quota of troops furnished. the New York contingent at a national convention. the proportion that falls to one as a share to be contributed or furnished.

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   What is a military contingent?

   • A contingent of police, soldiers, or military vehicles is a group of them. The university has a large contingent of teacher training students. There were contingents from the navies of virtually all E.U. countries. A contingent is a group of people representing a country or organization at a meeting or other event.

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   What happens if something is contingent on something else?

   • If something is contingent on something else, the first thing depends on the second in order to happen or exist. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

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   Synonym Discussion of Contingent. dependent on or conditioned by something else; likely but not certain to happen : possible; not logically necessary; especially : empirical… See the full definition

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   Contingent definition: dependent for existence, occurrence, character, etc., on something not yet certain; conditional (often followed by on or upon). See examples of CONTINGENT used in a sentence.

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   The adjective contingent can be used to describe something that can occur only when something else happens first. Making money is contingent on finding a good-paying job.

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