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Contingent
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contingent
[Noun] Plural form: contingents. A group of people that represents a larger group. Example: The local contingent will go home when their races are over.
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contingent
[adj] - possible but not certain to occur 2. [adj] - determined by conditions or circumstances not yet established 3. [adj] - uncertain because of uncontrollable circumstances 4. [n] - a temporary military unit 5. [n] - a gathering of persons representative of some larger grou... Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=contingent
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Contingent
Con·tin'gent adjective [ Latin contingens , -entis , present participle of contingere to touch on all sides, to happen; con- + tangere to touch: confer French contingent . See Tangent , Tact .]... Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/148
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Contingent
Con·tin'gent noun 1. An event which may or may not happen; that which is unforeseen, undetermined, or dependent on something future; a contingency. « His understanding could almost pierce into future contingents . South. ... Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/148
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contingent
contingent on(p) adjective determined by conditions or circumstances not yet established; `arms sales contingent on the approval of congress` Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=contingent
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contingent
adjective uncertain because of uncontrollable circumstances; `the results of confession were not contingent, they were certain`- George Eliot Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=contingent
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contingent
adjective possible but not certain to occur; `they had to plan for contingent expenses` Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=contingent
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contingent
detail noun a temporary military unit; `the peacekeeping force includes one British contingent` Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=contingent
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Contingent
In context of liabilities, those liabilities that do not yet appear on the balance sheet (ie. guarantees, supports, lawsuit settlements). For support or recourse, the trigger may occur at any time in the future. Found op http://www.duke.edu/~charvey/Classes/wpg/bfglosc.htm
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Contingent
• (n.) That which falls to one in a division or apportionment among a number; a suitable share; proportion; esp., a quota of troops. • (a.) Possible, or liable, but not certain, to occur; incidental; casual. • (a.) Dependent for effect on something that may or may not occur; as, a con... Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/contingent/
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Contingent
What may or may not happen. It depends upon a doubtful event, such as a contingent debt, which is a debt depending upon some uncertain event. A contingent legacy is one which is not vested. Found op http://www.lectlaw.com/def/c295.htm
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CONTINGENT
Opposite of Found op http://www.abdn.ac.uk/philosophy/guide/glossary.shtml
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contingent
1) Happening by chance 2) Possible Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/contingent/1
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