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   Con·tin·gen·cy

   /kənˈtinjənsē/

   

   noun

   • 1. a future event or circumstance which is possible but cannot be predicted with certainty: "a detailed contract that attempts to provide for all possible contingencies"
   • ▪ a provision for an unforeseen event or circumstance: "a contingency reserve"
   • ▪ an incidental expense: "allow an extra fifteen percent in the budget for contingencies"
   • ▪ the absence of certainty in events: "the island's public affairs can be invaded by contingency"
   • ▪ the absence of necessity; the fact of being so without having to be so.

   Word Origin mid 16th century (in the philosophical sense): from late Latin contingentia (in its medieval Latin sense ‘circumstance’), from contingere ‘befall’ (see contingent).

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   /kənˈtɪndʒənsi/ [countable, uncountable] (plural contingencies) an event that may or may not happen; the fact that events are not certain synonym possibility. We must consider all possible contingencies. to make contingency plans (= plans for what to do if a particular event happens or does not happen)

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   noun. , plural con·tin·gen·cies. dependence on chance or on the fulfillment of a condition; uncertainty; fortuitousness: Nothing was left to contingency. a contingent event; a chance, accident, or possibility conditional on something uncertain: He was prepared for every contingency. Synonyms: predicament, likelihood, emergency.

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   Feb 12, 2024 · A contingency is a potentially negative event that may occur in the future, such as an economic recession, natural disaster, or fraudulent activity. Companies and investors plan for various...

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   A contingency is an event you can't be sure will happen or not. The noun contingency describes something that might or might not happen. We use it to describe an event or situation that is a possible outcome but one that's impossible to predict with certainty.

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   an event or situation that might happen in the future, especially one that could cause problems: a contingency fund / plan (= money or a plan that can be used if there are problems) a contingency fee. money that lawyers charge, which is a share of what the person they represent has won.

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   noun. /kənˈtɪndʒənsi/. (pl. contingencies) an event that may or may not happen synonym possibility We must consider all possible contingencies. to make contingency plans (= plans for what to do if a particular event happens or does not happen) a contingency fund (= to pay for something that might happen in the future)

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   [count] : something (such as an emergency) that might happen. In making our business plans, we tried to prepare for any contingency that might hurt sales. a contingency plan [=a plan that can be followed if an original plan is not possible for some reason]