- (n.) That which falls to one in a division or apportionment among a number; a suitable share; proportion; especially, a quota of troops.
- (a.) Possible or liable, but not certain, to occur; incidental; casual.
- (a.) Dependent for effect on something that may or may not occur; as, a contingent estate.
- (a.) Dependent on that which is undetermined or unknown; as, the success of his undertaking is contingent upon events which he can not control.
- (n.) An event which may or may not happen; that which is unforeseen, undetermined or dependent on something future; a contingency.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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| MLA | Webster's. "contingent" 27 May 2011. Web. 25 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/contingent/definitions/1991000> |