contingency
English
Etymology
contingent + -cy (16th century).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kənˈtɪndʒənsi/
Noun
contingency (countable and uncountable, plural contingencies)
- (uncountable) The quality of being contingent, of happening by chance; unpredictability. [1560s]
- (countable) A possibility; something which may or may not happen. A chance occurrence, especially in finance, unexpected expenses. [1610s]
- (countable) An amount of money which a party to a contract has to pay to the other party (usually the supplier of a major project to the client) if he or she does not fulfill the contract according to the specification.
- (logic, countable) A statement which is neither a tautology nor a contradiction.
Synonyms
- (quality of happening by chance): possibility
- See also Thesaurus:option
Antonyms
- (quality of happening by chance): inevitability, impossibility
Coordinate terms
- (statement which is neither a tautology nor a contradiction): contradiction, tautology
Derived terms
Translations
quality of being contingent; unpredictability
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possibility; something which may or may not happen
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amount of money that will be paid if a project does not succeed
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a statement which is neither a tautology nor a contradiction
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