Meaning

4 senses
  1. (uncountable)The quality of being contingent, of happening by chance.

    Kontingenz, Eventualität

    непредви́димостьnepredvídimostʹ

    the state of being contingent on something

  2. (countable)A possibility; something which may or may not happen. A chance occurrence, especially in finance, unexpected expenses.

    Eventualität, mögliches Ereignis, Eventualfall

    случа́йностьslučájnostʹ, непредви́денностьnepredvídennostʹ

  3. (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 they do not fulfill the contract according to the specification.

    Entschädigung, Entschädigungszahlung

  4. (countable)A statement which is neither a tautology nor a contradiction.

    Kontingenz, Neutralität

Examples

18 sentences
  1. We're working on a contingency plan.

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  2. Do we have a contingency plan?

    ruУ нас есть запасной план?

    deHaben wir einen Plan für den Fall der Fälle?

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  3. Do you have a contingency plan?

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  4. We should be prepared for that contingency.

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  5. Do you have a contingency plan in place?

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Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
quality of being contingent; unpredictability:
possibility; something which may or may not happen:
Deutsch
By meaning 4
quality of being contingent; unpredictability:
possibility; something which may or may not happen:
amount of money that will be paid if a project does not succeed:
a statement which is neither a tautology nor a contradiction:

Origin

From contingence + -y (16th century).

From contingence + -y (16th century).

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