Definition of contingency

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con·tin·gen·cy

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NOUN:
pl. con·tin·gen·cies

1. An event that may occur but that is not likely or intended; a possibility.
2. A possibility that must be prepared for; a future emergency.
The condition of being dependent on chance; uncertainty.
Something incidental to something else.

OTHER FORMS:
con·tingen·cy(Adjective)

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