CONTINGENCY
/kənˈtɪndʒənsi/
19
Scrabble
24
WWF
C(3) O(1) N(1) T(1) I(1) N(1) G(2) E(1) N(1) C(3) Y(4)
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Definition
/kənˈtɪndʒənsi/
noun
- The quality of being contingent, of happening by chance; unpredictability.
- 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 he or she does not fulfill the contract according to the specification.
- A statement which is neither a tautology nor a contradiction.
Source: Wiktionary
