Contingent

[kən'tɪndʒ(ə)nt] or [kən'tɪndʒənt]

Definition

(noun.) a gathering of persons representative of some larger group; 'each nation sent a contingent of athletes to the Olympics'.

(noun.) a temporary military unit; 'the peacekeeping force includes one British contingent'.

(adj.) uncertain because of uncontrollable circumstances; 'the results of confession were not contingent, they were certain'- George Eliot .

(adj.) determined by conditions or circumstances that follow; 'arms sales contingent on the approval of congress' .

(adj.) possible but not certain to occur; 'they had to plan for contingent expenses' .

Typist: Moira--From WordNet

Definition

(a.) Possible, or liable, but not certain, to occur; incidental; casual.

(a.) Dependent on that which is undetermined or unknown; as, the success of his undertaking is contingent upon events which he can not control.

(a.) Dependent for effect on something that may or may not occur; as, a contingent estate.

(n.) An event which may or may not happen; that which is unforeseen, undetermined, or dependent on something future; a contingency.

(n.) That which falls to one in a division or apportionment among a number; a suitable share; proportion; esp., a quota of troops.

Edited by Barbie

Synonyms and Synonymous

a. [1]. Accidental, fortuitous, incidental, casual, happening by chance.[2]. Conditional, uncertain, dependent on circumstances.

n. Quota, proportion, share, proportional part.

Typed by Eugenia

Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Contribution, subsidy, supply, succor, reinforcement, auxiliaries, donation,subscription

ANT:Army, sum, host, campaign, fund, capital

SYN:Dependent, incidental, resultant, co-emcient, hypothetical, uncertain,conditional

ANT:Positive, absolute, independent, unmodified, unaffected, uncontrolled,irrespective

Typed by Felix

Definition

adj. dependent on something else: liable but not certain to happen: accidental.—n. an event which is liable but not certain to occur: a share or proportion esp. of soldiers.—ns. Contin′gence Contin′gency.—adv. Contin′gently.

Checker: Luther

Examples

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