contingency en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /kənˈtɪnd͡ʒənsi/
Etymology
From contingence + -y (16th century).
Meanings
- (uncountable) The quality of being contingent, of happening by chance.
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(countable) A possibility; something which may or may not happen. A chance occurrence, especially in finance, unexpected expenses.
There was also the imperative necessity of creating a reserve fund for unforeseen contingencies, and the question ever present was how was money to be found.
1909, John Claude White, Sikhim and Bhutan, page 29:In light of the inherent survival threat posed by zombies and absent specified guidance for detailed planning to address such a contingency, USSTRATCOM has taken the initiative to develop a JOPES Level 3 plan (CONPLAN) consistent with guidance derived from other specified planning efforts to ensure U.S. and Allied freedom of action from zombie domination.
2011 April 30, United States Strategic Command, CONPLAN 8888-11 "COUNTER-ZOMBIE DOMINANCE" (PDF), archived from the original on 15 Mar 2023, SITUATION:
- (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 they do not fulfill the contract according to the specification.
- (countable) A statement which is neither a tautology nor a contradiction.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| contingencies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
impossibility · pipe dream · noncontingency · pie in the sky · impossibility · inevitability · castle in the air
Coordinates
Relateds
contingency plan · contingency table · contingency cost
Synonyms
possibility · choice · unpredictability · possibility · possibility · contingency · eventuality · option · contingency · alternative · chance · contingent · potentiality
Translations (55)
de Eventualität (quality of being contingent; unpredictability) · bg непредвидимост (quality of being contingent; unpredictability) · el ενδεχόμενο (possibility; something which may or may not happen) · it imprevisto (possibility; something which may or may not happen) · de Entschädigungszahlung (amount of money that will be paid if a project does not succeed) · it contingenza (quality of being contingent; unpredictability) · fr éventualité (quality of being contingent; unpredictability) · hu eshetőség (possibility; something which may or may not happen) · sv tillfällighet (possibility; something which may or may not happen) · sv sammanträffande (possibility; something which may or may not happen) · de Kontingenz (a statement which is neither a tautology nor a contradiction) · de Kontingenz (quality of being contingent; unpredictability) · ru непредви́димость (quality of being contingent; unpredictability) · fi kontingenssi (a statement which is neither a tautology nor a contradiction) · es eventualidad (possibility; something which may or may not happen) · nl contingentie (possibility; something which may or may not happen) · fi ennustamattomuus (quality of being contingent; unpredictability) · es eventualidad (quality of being contingent; unpredictability) · ckb ھەڵکەوتووی (quality of being contingent; unpredictability) · sh kontingencija (possibility; something which may or may not happen) · fr éventualité (possibility; something which may or may not happen) · it casualità (possibility; something which may or may not happen) · it eventualità (possibility; something which may or may not happen) · sv oförutsedd händelse (possibility; something which may or may not happen) · nl onvoorspelbaarheid (quality of being contingent; unpredictability) · sv eventualitet (possibility; something which may or may not happen) · fr contingence (quality of being contingent; unpredictability) · ru случа́йность (possibility; something which may or may not happen) · sh kontingentnost (quality of being contingent; unpredictability) · fi epävarmuus (quality of being contingent; unpredictability) · fi mahdollinen tapahtuma (possibility; something which may or may not happen) · ja 成功報酬 (amount of money that will be paid if a project does not succeed) · ja 偶然性 (quality of being contingent; unpredictability) · fi kontingenssi (possibility; something which may or may not happen) · nl contingentie (quality of being contingent; unpredictability) · hu esetlegesség (quality of being contingent; unpredictability) · de Eventualität (possibility; something which may or may not happen) · de Eventualfall (possibility; something which may or may not happen) · ja 偶然 (possibility; something which may or may not happen) · pt contingência (quality of being contingent; unpredictability) · fi sopimussakko (amount of money that will be paid if a project does not succeed) · pdt Väarot (possibility; something which may or may not happen) · ru непредви́денность (possibility; something which may or may not happen) · pt contingência (possibility; something which may or may not happen) · ja 偶然性 (possibility; something which may or may not happen) · ja 偶然 (quality of being contingent; unpredictability) · it indennizzo (amount of money that will be paid if a project does not succeed) · sv oförutsägbarhet (quality of being contingent; unpredictability) · de Entschädigung (amount of money that will be paid if a project does not succeed) · de Neutralität (a statement which is neither a tautology nor a contradiction) · es contingencia (possibility; something which may or may not happen) · it penale (amount of money that will be paid if a project does not succeed) · es imprevisto (possibility; something which may or may not happen) · de mögliches Ereignis (possibility; something which may or may not happen) · es contingencia (quality of being contingent; unpredictability)