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con·tin·gen·cy

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–noun, plural -cies.

1.	dependence on chance or on the fulfillment of a condition; uncertainty; fortuitousness: Nothing was left to contingency.

2.	a contingent event; a chance, accident, or possibility conditional on something uncertain: He was prepared for every contingency.

3.	something incidental to a thing.

[Origin: 1555–65; conting(ent) + -ency

]

—Synonyms 2. emergency, likelihood, predicament.

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con·tin·gen·cy Audio Help (kən-tĭn'jən-sē) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. con·tin·gen·cies

1. An event that may occur but that is not likely or intended; a possibility.
2. A possibility that must be prepared for; a future emergency.
The condition of being dependent on chance; uncertainty.
Something incidental to something else.

con·tin'gen·cy adj.

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contingency
noun
1.	a possible event or occurrence or result [syn: eventuality]
2.	the state of being contingent on something

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conˈtingency noun — plural conˈtingencies

a chance happening
Example: We're prepared for all contingencies.

Arabic:	إحْتِمال حُدوث، طارِئ
Chinese (Simplified):	意外事情［件］
Chinese (Traditional):	意外事件
Czech:	možnost, eventualita
Danish:	eventualitet; tilfælde
Dutch:	eventualiteit
Estonian:	võimalus
Finnish:	mahdollisuus
French:	éventualité
German:	die Eventualität
Greek:	ενδεχόμενο
Hungarian:	lehetőség
Icelandic:	óvænt atvik
Indonesian:	kemungkinan

Italian:	eventualità
Japanese:	万一
Latvian:	nejaušība
Lithuanian:	atsitiktinumas, nenumatytas atvejis
Norwegian:	tilfeldighet, eventualitet, tilfeldig omstendighet
Polish:	ewentualność
Portuguese (Brazil):	contingência
Portuguese (Portugal):	contingência
Russian:	случайность
Slovak:	eventualita
Slovenian:	naključje
Spanish:	contingencia
Swedish:	eventualitet
Turkish:	olasılık

See also: contingent, "contingency" in any language

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Contingency

An economic event, usually negative, that is in the process of occurring and, therefore, has not yet been resolved.

Investopedia Commentary

For example, pending litigation would be considered a contingent liability.

See also: Liability

Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: con·tin·gen·cy
Pronunciation: k&n-'tin-j&n-sE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -cies
1 :the quality or state of being contingent
2 : a contingent event or condition: as a : an event that may but is not certain to occur <a contingency that madeperformance under the contract impossible> b : something likely to come about as an adjunct to or result of something else; specifically : CONTINGENCY FEE at, FEE <whether a case is on acontingency or billed at an hourly rate —D. Railroad Frederico>

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Contingency

Con*tin"gence\, n. See Contingency.

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