contingency
- IPA[kənˈtɪn(d)ʒ(ə)nsi]
英式
- a future event or circumstance which is possible but cannot be predicted with certainty；a provision for a possible event or circumstance
noun: contingency, plural noun: contingencies
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名詞
- 1. a future event or circumstance which is possible but cannot be predicted with certainty a detailed contract which attempts to provide for all possible contingencies
- ▪ a provision for a possible event or circumstance stores were kept as a contingency against a blockade
- ▪ an incidental expense allow an extra fifteen per cent on the budget for contingencies
- ▪ the absence of certainty in events the island's public affairs can occasionally be seen to be invaded by contingency
- ▪ the absence of necessity; the fact of being so without having to be so.
- (in the US) a sum of money that a lawyer receives as a fee only if the case is won.
Oxford Dictionary
- a reserve of money set aside to cover possible unforeseen future expenses: there is a contingency fund within the budget to deal with unexpected legal fees
Oxford American Dictionary
- a table showing the distribution of one variable in rows and another in columns, used to study ...
Oxford Dictionary
- a plan designed to take account of a possible future event or circumstance: contingency plans for possible war in the Middle East
Oxford Dictionary
- a plan designed to take a possible future event or circumstance into account: contingency plans for dealing with oil spills
Oxford American Dictionary
- a table showing the distribution of one variable in rows and another in columns, used to study ...
Oxford American Dictionary
- a reserve of money set aside to cover possible unforeseen future expenses: there is a contingency fund within the budget to deal with unexpected legal fees
Oxford Dictionary
- a sum of money that a lawyer receives as a fee only if the case is won.
Oxford American Dictionary
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- IPA[kənˈtinjənsē]
美式
- a future event or circumstance which is possible but cannot be predicted with certainty: a detailed contract that attempts to provide for all possible contingencies
Oxford American Dictionary
