meaning of contingent
1. Possible, or liable, but not certain, to occur; incidental; casual.
2. Dependent on that which is undetermined or unknown; as, the success of his undertaking is contingent upon events which he can not control.
3. Dependent for effect on something that may or may not occur; as, a contingent estate.
4. An event which may or may not happen; that which is unforeseen, undetermined, or dependent on something future; a contingency.
5. That which falls to one in a division or apportionment among a number; a suitable share; proportion; esp. , a quota of troops.
6. a gathering of persons representative of some larger group; "each nation sent a contingent of athletes to the
">Olympics"
Related Words
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