- (n.) Union or connection; the state of touching or contact.
- (n.) A certain possible event that may or may not happen, by which, when happening, some particular title may be affected.
- (n.) The quality or state of being contingent or casual; the possibility of coming to pass.
- (n.) An event which may or may not occur; that which is possible or probable; a fortuitous event; a chance.
- (n.) An adjunct or accessory.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
| APA | Webster's. (2011). contingency. Retrieved September 21, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/contingency/definitions/1990999 |
| Chicago | Webster's. 2011. "contingency" http://smartdefine.org/contingency/definitions/1990999 (accessed September 21, 2026). |
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| MLA | Webster's. "contingency" 27 May 2011. Web. 21 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/contingency/definitions/1990999> |