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contingency definition

con·tin·gency (-jən sē)

noun pl. contingencies -·cies

  1. the quality or condition of being contingent; esp., dependence on chance or uncertain conditions
  2. something whose occurrence depends on chance or uncertain conditions; a possible, unforeseen, or accidental occurrence be prepared for any contingency
  3. some thing or event which depends on or is incidental to another the contingencies of war

Etymology: see contingence

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