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1. (n.) contingency
dependence on chance or on the fulfillment of a condition; uncertainty.
2. contingency
a contingent event; a chance, accident, or possibility conditional on something uncertain.
3. contingency
something incidental to something else.
Etymology: (1555–65)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) eventuality, contingency, contingence
a possible event or occurrence or result
2. (noun) contingency
the state of being contingent on something
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) contingency
union or connection; the state of touching or contact
2. (noun) contingency
the quality or state of being contingent or casual; the possibility of coming to pass
3. (noun) contingency
an event which may or may not occur; that which is possible or probable; a fortuitous event; a chance
4. (noun) contingency
an adjunct or accessory
5. (noun) contingency
a certain possible event that may or may not happen, by which, when happening, some particular title may be affected
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Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms |
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1. contingency
A situation requiring military operations in response to natural disasters, terrorists, subversives, or as otherwise directed by appropriate authority to protect US interests. See also contingency contracting.
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Sense: a chance happening
We're prepared for all contingencies.
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 Afrikaans: gebeurlikheidskans |
 Arabic: إحْتِمال حُدوث، طارِئ |
 Bulgarian: случайност |
 Brazilian: contingência |
 Czech: možnost, eventualita |
 German: die Eventualität |
 Danish: eventualitet; tilfælde |
 Greek: ενδεχόμενο |
 Spanish: contingencia |
 Estonian: võimalus |
 Farsi: اتفاق؛ پیشامد |
 Finnish: mahdollisuus |
 French: éventualité |
 Hebrew: אֶפשָרוּת |
 Hindi: आपात |
 Croatian: možebitnost, slučajnost |
 Hungarian: lehetőség |
 Indonesian: kemungkinan |
 Icelandic: óvænt atvik |
 Italian: eventualità |
 Japanese: 万一 |
 Korean: 우연성, 우연한 사건 |
 Lithuanian: atsitiktinumas, nenumatyt |
 Latvian: nejaušība |
 Malay: hal luar jangkaan |
 Dutch: eventualiteit |
 Norwegian: tilfeldighet, eventualite |
 Polish: ewentualność |
 Persian: اتفاق؛ پیشامد |
 Pashto: اتفاق |
 Portuguese: contingência |
 Romanian: eventualitate |
 Russian: случайность |
 Slovak: eventualita |
 Slovenian: naključje |
 Serbian: mogućnost |
 Swedish: eventualitet |
 Thai: ความบังเอิญ |
 Turkish: olasılık |
 Taiwanese: 偶發事件 |
 Ukrainian: випадок; непередбачена об |
 Urdu: هنگامى، اتفاقى، ناگهانى |
 Vietnamese: việc bất ngờ |
 Chinese: 意外事件，意外事故 |
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