Look up: contingent

1. 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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2. 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 group
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3. contingent
   a fee related to some event Category: Insurance • a bonus granted under certain conditions Category: Insurance • an interest in income or assets to which a person will become entitled on the occurrence of a specified precondition Category: Financial affairs - taxation - cu...
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4. 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 .]...
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5. 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. &#x...
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6. contingent
   contingent on(p) adjective determined by conditions or circumstances not yet established; `arms sales contingent on the approval of congress`
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7. contingent
   adjective uncertain because of uncontrollable circumstances; `the results of confession were not contingent, they were certain`- George Eliot
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8. contingent
   adjective possible but not certain to occur; `they had to plan for contingent expenses`
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9. contingent
   detail noun a temporary military unit; `the peacekeeping force includes one British contingent`
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10. 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.
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11. 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...
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12. 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 on http://www.lectlaw.com/def/c295.htm
    
    
13. CONTINGENT
    Opposite of
    Found on http://www.abdn.ac.uk/philosophy/guide/g