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. [ 1913 Webster ]

Weighing so much actual crime against so much contingent advantage. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Law) Dependent for effect on something that may or may not occur; as, a contingent estate. [ 1913 Webster ]

If a contingent legacy be left to any one when he attains, or if he attains, the age of twenty-one. Blackstone. [ 1913 Webster ]

Contingent

n. 1. An event which may or may not happen; that which is unforeseen, undetermined, or dependent on something future; a contingency. [ 1913 Webster ]

His understanding could almost pierce into future contingents. South. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. That which falls to one in a division or apportionment among a number; a suitable share; proportion; esp., a quota of troops. [ 1913 Webster ]

From the Alps to the border of Flanders, contingents were required . . . 200, 000 men were in arms. Milman. [ 1913 Webster ]

Contingently

adv. In a contingent manner; without design or foresight; accidentally. [ 1913 Webster ]

Contingentness

n. The state of being contingent; fortuitousness. [ 1913 Webster ]

Chinese-English: CC-CEDICT DictionaryCC-CEDICT CN-EN Dictionary

伴随效应

[伴随效应 / 伴隨效應, bàn suí xiào yìng, ㄅㄢˋ ㄙㄨㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄧㄥˋ]contingent effects[Add to Longdo]

German-English: TU-Chemnitz DING DictionaryDING DE-EN Dictionary

Beschäftigte { m, f } mit Zeitvertrag

contingent workers[Add to Longdo]

Erfolgshonorar { n }

contingent fee; contingency fee [ Am. ][Add to Longdo]

Kontingent { n }; Anteil { m }; Beitrag { m }; Quote { f } | Kontingente { pl }

contingent | contingents[Add to Longdo]

Sicherheitsrücklage { f }

contingent reserve; reserve for contingencies[Add to Longdo]

abhängig (von); bedingt (durch); verbunden (mit) { adj }

contingent on (upon)[Add to Longdo]

Japanese-English: EDICT DictionaryEDICT JP-EN Dictionary

期待権

[きたいけん, kitaiken](n) expectant right (as opposed to a vested right); contingent right[Add to Longdo]

偶因

[ぐういん, guuin](n) contingent cause[Add to Longdo]

成功報酬

[せいこうほうしゅう, seikouhoushuu](n) fee contingent upon success; contingency fee; completion bonus[Add to Longdo]

派遣隊

[はけんたい, hakentai](n) contingent; detachment[Add to Longdo]

派遣団

[はけんだん, hakendan](n) delegation; contingent[Add to Longdo]

別途積立金

[べっとつみたてきん, bettotsumitatekin](n) special reserve (fund); contingent reserve[Add to Longdo]

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