contingent
/kənˈtɪn.dʒənt/
Dictionary
noun
- An event which may or may not happen; that which is unforeseen, undetermined, or dependent on something future.
- That which falls to one in a division or apportionment among a number; a suitable share.
- A quota of troops.
adjective
- Possible or liable, but not certain to occur.
- (with upon or on) Dependent on something that is undetermined or unknown.
"The success of his undertaking is contingent upon events which he cannot control."
- Dependent on something that may or may not occur.
"a contingent estate"
- Not logically necessarily true or false.
- Temporary.
"contingent labor"
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