CONTINGENT
\kəntˈɪnd͡ʒənt], \kəntˈɪndʒənt], \k_ə_n_t_ˈɪ_n_dʒ_ə_n_t]\
Definitions of CONTINGENT
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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a gathering of persons representative of some larger group; "each nation sent a contingent of athletes to the Olympics"
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uncertain because of uncontrollable circumstances; "the results of confession were not contingent, they were certain"- George Eliot
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determined by conditions or circumstances not yet established; "arms sales contingent on the approval of congress"
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a gathering of persons representative of some larger group; "each nation sent a contingent of athletes to the Olympics"
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uncertain because of uncontrollable circumstances; "the results of confession were not contingent, they were certain"- George Eliot
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determined by conditions or circumstances not yet established; "arms sales contingent on the approval of congress"
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Possible, or liable, but not certain, to occur; incidental; casual.
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Dependent on that which is undetermined or unknown; as, the success of his undertaking is contingent upon events which he can not control.
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Dependent for effect on something that may or may not occur; as, a contingent estate.
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An event which may or may not happen; that which is unforeseen, undetermined, or dependent on something future; a contingency.
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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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By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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An event which is liable but not certain to occur: a share or proportion, especially of soldiers.
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CONTINGENTLY.
By Daniel Lyons
By James Champlin Fernald
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A quota or proportion. esp. of soldiers.
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Relatively possible; dependent.
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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Conditional; that may or may not happen; dependent on a contingency; that may or may not be true.
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A fortuitous event; that which falls to one in a division or apportionment among a number, especially the number of troops to be supplied by each state confederate in a war.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
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Depending on something else; uncertain; incidental; casual.
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A quota; a suitable share; proportion; a fortuitous event.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
