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- Dictionarycontingent/kənˈtɪn(d)ʒ(ə)nt/
adjective
- 1. subject to chance: "the contingent nature of the job" Similar Opposite
- 2. occurring or existing only if (certain circumstances) are the case; dependent on: "his fees were contingent on the success of his search" Similar
noun
- 1. a group of people sharing a common feature, forming part of a larger group: "a contingent of Japanese businessmen attending a conference"
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1. : dependent on or conditioned by something else. Payment is contingent on fulfillment of certain conditions. a plan contingent on the weather. 2. : likely but not certain to happen : possible. 3. : not logically necessary. especially : empirical. 4. a. : happening by chance or unforeseen causes. b.
adjective. formal uk / kənˈtɪn.dʒ ə nt / us / kənˈtɪn.dʒ ə nt / contingent on/upon something. depending on something else in the future in order to happen: Outdoor activities are, as ever, contingent on the weather. See more. (Definition of contingent from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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.
Jun 20, 2024 · contingent (comparative more contingent, superlative most contingent) Possible or liable, but not certain to occur. Synonyms: incidental, casual Antonyms: certain, inevitable, necessary, impossible (with upon or on) Dependent on something that is undetermined or unknown, that may or may not occur. Synonyms: conditional; see also Thesaurus ...
1. : a contingent event or condition: such as. a. : an event (such as an emergency) that may but is not certain to occur. trying to provide for every contingency. b. : something liable to happen as an adjunct to or result of something else. the contingencies of war. 2. : the quality or state of being contingent. Synonyms. case. contingence.
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. When an event or situation is contingent, it means that it depends on some other event or fact.
contingent (on/upon something) (formal) depending on something that may or may not happen. All payments are contingent upon satisfactory completion dates.
Origin of Contingent. From Old French contingent, from Medieval Latin contingens (“possible, contingent”), properly present participle of Latin contingere (“to touch, meet, attain to, happen”), from com- (“together”) + tangere (“to touch”). From Wiktionary.
contingent. noun. /kənˈtɪndʒənt/ [countable + singular or plural verb] a group of people at a meeting or an event who have something in common, especially the place they come from, that is not shared by other people at the event. The largest contingent was from the United States.
1. a. A group or detachment, as of troops or police, assigned to aid a larger force. b. A representative group that is selected from or part of a larger group. 2. An event or condition that is likely but not inevitable. [Middle English, from Latin contingēns, contingent-, present participle of contingere, to touch; see contact .]
