contingency

CEFRB2

/kənˈtɪnd͡ʒənsi/

noun

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In plain English

01
noun
A possible future event that may require special action.
02
noun
Extra detail
A possibility; something which may or may not happen. A chance occurrence, especially in finance, unexpected expenses.

Examples

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

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Extra meanings

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 they do not fulfill the contract according to the specification.
The quality of being contingent, of happening by chance.
A statement which is neither a tautology nor a contradiction.

In context

We're working on a contingency plan.
There was also the imperative necessity of creating a reserve fund for unforeseen contingencies, and the question ever present was how was money to be found.

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The word in print, with each source given in full.

There was also the imperative necessity of creating a reserve fund for unforeseen contingencies, and the question ever present was how was money to be found.
1909, John Claude White, Sikhim and Bhutan, page 29
In light of the inherent survival threat posed by zombies and absent specified guidance for detailed planning to address such a contingency, USSTRATCOM has taken the initiative to develop a JOPES Level 3 plan (CONPLAN) consistent with guidance derived from other specified planning efforts to ensure U.S. and Allied freedom of action from zombie domination.
2011 April 30, United States Strategic Command, CONPLAN 8888-11 "COUNTER-ZOMBIE DOMINANCE" (PDF), archived from the original on 15 Mar 2023, SITUATION

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From contingence + -y (16th century).