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Contingency
Meaning
Noun
●
The quality of being
contingent
, of
happening
by chance.
●
A
possibility
; something which may or may not
happen
. A
chance
occurrence
, especially in
finance
,
unexpected
expenses.
●
In Finance:
An amount of money which a
party to
a
contract
has to
pay
to the other
party
(usually the
supplier
of
a major
project to the
client
) if
he or she
does not
fulfill
the
contract
according to
the specification.
●
In Logic:
A
statement
which is neither a
tautology
nor a contradiction.
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Origin
contingency
English
-cy
English
contingent
English
contingens
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Possibility
Unpredictability
Option
Eventuality
Emergency
Accident
Antonyms
Inevitability
Impossibility
Necessity
Related
Risk
Liability
Provision
Settlement
Constraint
Uncertainty
Consideration
Counterplan
Situational
Contract
Mitigation
Disaster
Precedent
Change
Action
Budget
Continuity
Requirement
Backstop
Circumstance
Compensation
Payment
Plan
Scenario
Hedging
Factor
Crisis
Uncertainties
Limitation
Condition
Catastrophe
Stipulation
Shortfall
Situation
Hazard
Risk Assessment
Risk Management
Business Case
Safety Net
Down Payment
Insurance Policy
Legal Remedy
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