contingent

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adjective

1. Having a chance of happening or being true: likely, possible, probable. See likely/unlikely.
2. Determined or to be determined by someone or something else: conditional, conditioned, dependent, relative, reliant, subject. See start/end.
3. Occurring unexpectedly: accidental, casual, chance, fluky, fortuitous, inadvertent, odd. See surprise/expect.

adj

Definition: conditional; possible
Antonyms: certain, definite, real, sure, truthful, unconditional

adj. 1. subject to chance: the contingent nature of the job.

2. (of losses, liabilities, etc.) that can be anticipated to arise if a particular event occurs

3. (contingent on/upon) occurring or existing only if (certain other circumstances) are the case; dependent on: resolution of the conflict was contingent on the signing of a cease-fire agreement.

n.

a body of troops or police sent to join a larger force in an operation: a contingent of 2, 000 marines.

contingently adv.

See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.

This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

Fortuitous; dependent upon the possible occurrence of a future event, the existence of which is not assured.

The word contingent denotes that there is no present interest or right but only a conditional one which will become effective upon the happening of the designated condition. A contingent remainder is the right to possess property after the death of a person who holds a life estate in the land provided a specified condition is fulfilled. An owner of land who grants a life estate to a son, with a remainder to a daughter if she marries, has created a contingent remainder, the contingency being the daughter's marriage.

IN BRIEF: Conditional; probable, but not certain.

The purchase of a new car is contingent on the amount of Sarah's raise.

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(kəntin′jənt)
adj

Dependent for effect on something that may or may not occur.

See words rhyming with "contingent."

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - afhængig, forbundet, tilfældig, eventuel, kontingent
n. - mulighed, kvote, troppekontingent

idioms:

• contingent on    betinget af

Nederlands (Dutch)
voorwaardelijk, gerelateerd, toevallig, als gevolg van iets, afvaardiging

Français (French)
adj. - contingent, dépendant de (sout)
n. - (gén, Mil, Philos) contingent

idioms:

• contingent on    dépendre de

Deutsch (German)
n. - Kontingent
adj. - abhängig, (Philos.) kontingent

idioms:

• contingent on    abhängig von

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ομάδα, τμήμα (μεγαλύτερης ομάδας), (στρατ.) στρατιωτικό απόσπασμα, άγημα
adj. - ενδεχόμενος, εξαρτώμενος (από περιστάσεις κ.λπ.), αβέβαιος

idioms:

• contingent on    εξαρτώμενος από

Italiano (Italian)
distaccamento, contingente

Português (Portuguese)
n. - contingência (f), eventualidade (f)
adj. - contingente, acidental

idioms:

• contingent on    dependendo de

Русский (Russian)
контингент, состав

idioms:

• contingent on    при том что, при обстоятельстве

Español (Spanish)
adj. - contingente, eventual, accidental
n. - contingente, contingencia

idioms:

• contingent on    dependiente de

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - kontingent, grupp
adj. - eventuell, oviss, villkorlig, betingad, tillfällig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
可能发生的, 暂时的, 附随的, 偶然的事情, 分遣队

idioms:

• contingent on    决定于, 依条件而定的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 可能發生的, 暫時的, 附隨的
n. - 偶然的事情, 分遣隊

idioms:

• contingent on    決定於, 依條件而定的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 우발적인, 본질적인 아닌
n. - 우연한 일, 몫이나 분담액

idioms:

• contingent on    ~ 나름으로

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 左右される, 起こり得る, 偶然の, 付随する, 依存する
n. - 分遣隊, 派遣団

idioms:

• contingent on    次第の, 条件としての

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) قوة عسكريه, مجموعه من الناس, بينهم قاسم مشترك (صفه) عرضي, طارىء‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מקרי, אפשרי, קשור עם, על תנאי, תלוי ב-‬
n. - ‮תגבורת, נציגות, חלק מקבוצה‬

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