Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - contingency
Contingency
contingency
n. (pl. -ies) 1 a future event or circumstance regarded as likely to occur, or as influencing present action. 2 something dependent on another uncertain event or occurrence. 3 uncertainty of occurrence. 4 a one thing incident to another. b an incidental expense etc. Phrases and idioms contingency fund a fund to cover incidental or unforeseen expenses. Etymology: earlier contingence f. LL contingentia (as CONTINGENT)
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noun (plural -cies) Date: 1561 the quality or state of being contingent, a contingent event or condition: as, an event (as an emergency) that may but is not certain to occur , something liable to happen as an adjunct to or result of something else, see: juncture ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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