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contingency
What does contingency mean?
contingency (noun): a possible event or occurrence or result.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use contingency in a sentence?
How do you pronounce contingency?
/kənˈtɪndʒənsi/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does contingency come from?
From contingence + -y (16th century).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to contingency
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “contingency” mean?
a possible event or occurrence or result
Right! That's what “contingency” means.
a businessperson engaged in retail trade
Not quite: that's what merchant means.
the state of being suitable or opportune
Not quite: that's what convenience means.
the manner in which something is greeted
Not quite: that's what reception means.
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