contingency.
The quality of being contingent, of happening by chance.
Meaning & usage
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.
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 they do not fulfill the contract according to the specification.
A statement which is neither a tautology nor a contradiction.
Where this word comes from
From contingence + -y (16th century).
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