contingent
11contingent — ► ADJECTIVE 1) subject to chance. 2) (contingent on/upon) dependent on. 3) (of losses, liabilities, etc.) that can be anticipated to arise if a particular event occurs. ► NOUN 1) a group of people with a common feature, forming part of a larger… …
12Contingent — Con*tin gent, 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] …
13Contingent — (v. lat.), 1) Truppenabtheilung, meist aus allen Waffengattungen zusammengesetzt, die ein Staat, nach Übereinkunft mit andern, zu einem Krieg zu stellen u. zu unterhalten hat; so die Truppenstellungen des ehemaligen Deutschen Reichs, des… …
14Contingent — Contingent, bei Bundesstaaten oder verbündeten Staaten die Militärmacht, die einer derselben vertragsmäßig zu stellen hat …
15contingent on — index conditional Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
16contingent — Used to describe debts that are not fixed in right at the time, but are dependent on some other event happening to fix the liability. (Bankruptcy in Brief) United Glossary of Bankruptcy Terms 2012 …
17contingent — 1 *accidental, fortuitous, casual, incidental, adventitious Analogous words: possible, *probable, likely: unforeseen or unforeseeable, unanticipated (see affirmative verbs at FORESEE) Contrasted words: inevitable, necessary, *certain 2 conditi …
18contingent — [kən tin′jənt] adj. [L contingens, prp. of contingere, to touch: see CONTACT] 1. Obs. touching; tangential 2. that may or may not happen; possible 3. happening by chance; accidental; fortuitous 4. unpredictable because dependent on chance 5.… …
19contingent — 01. A [contingent] of students went to the administration office to complain about rising tuition costs. 02. His acceptance of the transfer to Raleigh is [contingent] upon his wife finding employment in the city. 03. Our purchase of the house is… …
20contingent — In context of liabilities ( liability), those liabilities that do not yet appear on the balance sheet ( i.e. guarantees, supports, lawsuit settlements). For support or recourse, the trigger may occur at any time in the future. Bloomberg Financial …
