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- [kuh n-tin-juh n-see]
- /kənˈtɪn dʒən si/
- /kənˈtɪn.dʒən.si/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [kuh n-tin-juh n-see]
- /kənˈtɪn dʒən si/
Definitions of contingency word
- variable noun contingency A contingency is something that might happen in the future. 3
- adjective contingency A contingency plan or measure is one that is intended to be used if a possible situation actually occurs. 3
- noun contingency a possible but not very likely future event or condition; eventuality 3
- noun contingency (as modifier) 3
- noun contingency something dependent on a possible future event 3
- noun contingency a fact, event, etc, incidental to or dependent on something else 3
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Origin of contingency
First appearance:
before 1555 One of the 31% oldest English words
First recorded in 1555-65; conting(ent) + -ency
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Parts of speech for Contingency
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
contingency popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for contingency
noun contingency
- probability — the quality or fact of being probable.
- fortuity — the state or quality of being fortuitous; fortuitous character.
- break — When an object breaks or when you break it, it suddenly separates into two or more pieces, often because it has been hit or dropped.
- strait — Often, straits. (used with a singular verb) a narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water.
- accident — An accident happens when a vehicle hits a person, an object, or another vehicle, causing injury or damage.
Antonyms for contingency
noun contingency
- improbability — the quality or condition of being improbable; unlikelihood.
- bad luck — You can say 'Bad luck', or 'Hard luck', to someone when you want to express sympathy to them.
- misfortune — adverse fortune; bad luck.
- advantage — An advantage is something that puts you in a better position than other people.
- reality — the state or quality of being real.
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