Contingent Synonyms & Definitions

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• ContingentDefinition & Meaning in English

1. (n.) That which falls to one in a division or apportionment among a number; a suitable share; proportion; esp., a quota of troops.
2. (a.) Possible, or liable, but not certain, to occur; incidental; casual.
3. (a.) Dependent for effect on something that may or may not occur; as, a contingent estate.
4. (a.) Dependent on that which is undetermined or unknown; as, the success of his undertaking is contingent upon events which he can not control.
5. (n.) An event which may or may not happen; that which is unforeseen, undetermined, or dependent on something future; a contingency.

• ContingentlyDefinition & Meaning in English

1. (adv.) In a contingent manner; without design or foresight; accidentally.

• ContingentnessDefinition & Meaning in English

1. (n.) The state of being contingent; fortuitousness.