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Definition of: contingent

(kən·tinjənt) adjective
1. Likely to occur.
2. Fortuitous; possible.
3. Law Dependent upon an uncertain future event.
noun

1. A contingency.
2. A proportionate share; representation: the American contingent at the conference.
3. Mil. A quota of troops. See synonyms under INCIDENTAL. [<L contingens, -entis, ppr. of contingere. See CONTACT.]
—con·tin′gent·ly
adverb

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"contingent" has the frequency of use of 0.0006% on city-data.com forum

"contingent" has the frequency of use of 0.0006% on en.wikipedia.org.

Phrases starting with the letter: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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