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1. (adj.) contingent
dependent on something not yet certain; conditional:
plans contingent on the weather.
2. contingent
liable to happen or not; uncertain; possible:
contingent expenses.
3. contingent
happening by chance or without known cause; fortuitous; accidental.
4. contingent
(of a proposition) neither logically necessary nor impossible, so that its truth or falsity can be established only by sensory observation.
5. (n.) contingent
a quota of troops furnished.
6. contingent
any one of the representative groups composing an assemblage.
7. contingent
a share to be contributed.
8. contingent
something contingent; contingency.
Etymology: (1350–1400; (< MF) < L contingent-, s. of contingēns, prp. of contingere to touch)
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| Definition of 'Contingent' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) contingent
a gathering of persons representative of some larger group
"each nation sent a contingent of athletes to the Olympics"
2. (adj) contingent, detail
a temporary military unit
"the peacekeeping force includes one British contingent"
3. (adj) contingent
possible but not certain to occur
"they had to plan for contingent expenses"
4. (adj) contingent, contingent on(p), contingent upon(p), dependent on(p), dependant on(p), dependent upon(p), dependant upon(p), depending on(p)
determined by conditions or circumstances that follow
"arms sales contingent on the approval of congress"
5. (adj) contingent
uncertain because of uncontrollable circumstances
"the results of confession were not contingent, they were certain"- George Eliot
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| Definition of 'Contingent' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) Contingent
possible, or liable, but not certain, to occur; incidental; casual
2. (adj) Contingent
dependent on that which is undetermined or unknown; as, the success of his undertaking is contingent upon events which he can not control
3. (adj) Contingent
dependent for effect on something that may or may not occur; as, a contingent estate
4. (noun) Contingent
an event which may or may not happen; that which is unforeseen, undetermined, or dependent on something future; a contingency
5. (noun) Contingent
that which falls to one in a division or apportionment among a number; a suitable share; proportion; esp., a quota of troops
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Sense: a number or group, especially of soldiers.
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 Afrikaans: afdeling, kontingent |
 Arabic: فِرْقَة عَسْكَرِيّه |
 Bulgarian: контингент |
 Brazilian: contingente |
 Czech: kontingent |
 German: das Truppenkontingent |
 Danish: kontingent; troppekonting |
 Greek: στρατιωτικό απόσπασμα |
 Spanish: contingente |
 Estonian: (väe)kontingent |
 Farsi: گروه |
 Finnish: ryhmä |
 French: contingent |
 Hebrew: יְחִידָה |
 Hindi: संख्या या समूह विशेष रूप |
 Croatian: kontingent |
 Hungarian: részleg, kontingens |
 Indonesian: kontingen |
 Icelandic: liðsafli |
 Italian: contingente |
 Japanese: 分遣隊 |
 Korean: 분견대, 파견단 |
 Lithuanian: kontingentas |
 Latvian: kontingents |
 Malay: kontinjen |
 Dutch: contingent |
 Norwegian: gruppe, (troppe)kontingen |
 Polish: kontyngent |
 Persian: گروه |
 Pashto: دله |
 Portuguese: contingente |
 Romanian: contingent |
 Russian: контингент |
 Slovak: kontingent |
 Slovenian: (vojaški) kontingent |
 Serbian: kontingent |
 Swedish: kontingent |
 Thai: กำลังทหาร |
 Turkish: destek birliği, yedek kuv |
 Taiwanese: 分遣部隊，小分隊 |
 Ukrainian: контингент |
 Urdu: فوجى دستہ |
 Vietnamese: số quân được góp vào để t |
 Chinese: 分遣部队，小分队 |
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