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CONTINGENCY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A possible event or occurrence or result
Synonyms:
contingence; contingency; eventuality
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("contingency" is a kind of...):
happening; natural event; occurrence; occurrent (an event that happens)
Derivation:
contingent (possible but not certain to occur)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The state of being contingent on something
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("contingency" is a kind of...):
dependance; dependence; dependency (the state of relying on or being controlled by someone or something else)
Derivation:
contingent (uncertain because of uncontrollable circumstances)
contingent (being determined by conditions or circumstances that follow)
Context examples:
In that case, be sure to talk about the project in detail and get things in writing for an air-tight contract with plenty of contingencies built in.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
Discuss various contingencies with your lawyer to make sure the paperwork has clauses to protect you.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
If you think you might not have enough money to cover what will be due, start now to think of ways to find contingency funds as a temporary bridge until you receive more money.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
He paused. The immediate contingency overtook him, pulled him back from the edge of the theoretical abyss.
(The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald)
He was employed in a vague personal capacity—while he remained with Cody he was in turn steward, mate, skipper, secretary, and even jailor, for Dan Cody sober knew what lavish doings Dan Cody drunk might soon be about and he provided for such contingencies by reposing more and more trust in Gatsby.
(The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald)
