English Dictionary

contingency

/kənˈtɪnd͡ʒənsi/

noun

(uncountable) The quality of being contingent, of happening by chance. / (countable) A possibility; something which may or may not happen. A chance occurrence, especially in finance, unexpected expenses.

Contingency planning is essential for any business.

意味（1）

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

意味（2）

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

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.

意味（3）

(finance, 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 he or she does not fulfill the contract according to the specification.

意味（4）

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