contingent
English
Etymology
From Old French contingent, from Medieval Latin contingens (“possible, contingent”), present participle of contingere (“to touch, meet, attain to, happen”), from com- (“together”) + tangere (“to touch”).
Pronunciation
Noun
contingent (plural contingents)
- An event which may or may not happen; that which is unforeseen, undetermined, or dependent on something future; a contingency.
- That which falls to one in a division or apportionment among a number; a suitable share; proportion.
- (military) A quota of troops.
- 2014, Ian Black, "Courts kept busy as Jordan works to crush support for Isis", The Guardian, 27 November 2014:
- Arrests and prosecutions intensified after Isis captured Mosul in June, but the groundwork had been laid by an earlier amendment to Jordan’s anti-terrorism law. It is estimated that 2,000 Jordanians have fought and 250 of them have died in Syria – making them the third largest Arab contingent in Isis after Saudi Arabians and Tunisians.
- 2014, Ian Black, "Courts kept busy as Jordan works to crush support for Isis", The Guardian, 27 November 2014:
Translations
an event which may or may not happen
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that which falls to one in a division or apportionment among a number
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a quota of troops
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Adjective
contingent (comparative more contingent, superlative most contingent)
- Possible or liable, but not certain to occur; incidental; casual.
- (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, contingent worker
Synonyms
- (possible but not certain to occur): incidental
- (dependent on something that may or may not occur): See also Thesaurus:conditional
Antonyms
- (possible but not certain to occur): certain, inevitable, necessary, impossible
Translations
possible, liable, incidental, casual
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dependent on something unknown
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dependent on something that may or may not occur
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Further reading
- “contingent”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “contingent”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “contingent”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
Anagrams
Catalan
Noun
contingent m (plural contingents)
French
Pronunciation
Adjective
contingent (feminine contingente, masculine plural contingents, feminine plural contingentes)
Noun
contingent m (plural contingents)
Latin
Verb
(deprecated template usage) contingent
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