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Found 3 items, similar to contingent.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: contingent
rombongan, tak tentu
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: contingent
contingent
adj 1: possible but not certain to occur;
“they had to plan for
contingent expenses”
2: determined by conditions or circumstances not yet
established;
“arms sales contingent on the approval of
congress” [syn:
contingent on(p),
dependent on(p),
dependant on(p)
,
depending on(p)]
3: uncertain because of uncontrollable circumstances;
“the
results of confession were not contingent, they were
certain”- George Eliot
n 1: a gathering of persons representative of some larger group;
“each nation sent a contingent of athletes to the
Olympics”
2: a temporary military unit;
“the peace-keeping force includes
one British contingent” [syn:
detail]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Contingent
Contingent
\Con*tin"gent\, n.
1. An event which may or may not happen; that which is
unforeseen, undetermined, or dependent on something
future; a contingency.
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His understanding could almost pierce into future
contingents. --South.
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2. That which falls to one in a division or apportionment
among a number; a suitable share; proportion; esp., a
quota of troops.
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From the Alps to the border of Flanders, contingents
were required . . . 200,000 men were in arms.
--Milman.
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Contingent
\Con*tin"gent\, a. [L. contingens, -entis, p. pr. of
contingere to touch on all sides, to happen; con- + tangere
to touch: cf. F. contingent. See
Tangent,
Tact.]
1. Possible, or liable, but not certain, to occur;
incidental; casual.
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Weighing so much actual crime against so much
contingent advantage. --Burke.
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2. Dependent on that which is undetermined or unknown; as,
the success of his undertaking is contingent upon events
which he can not control.
“Uncertain and contingent
causes.” --Tillotson.
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3. (Law) Dependent for effect on something that may or may
not occur; as, a contingent estate.
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If a contingent legacy be left to any one when he
attains, or if he attains, the age of twenty-one.
--Blackstone.
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