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Contingency means something that could happen or come up depending on other occurrences. (noun)
An example of a contingency is the unexpected need for a bandage on a hike.
A contingency is something that depends on something else in order to happen. (noun)
An example of contingency is a military strategy that can’t go forward until an earlier piece of the war plan is complete.
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