Used in a Sentence

contingencies

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for contingencies.

Editorial note

It means there's no room for contingencies like backup missions, which raises the stakes.

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Parts of speech1

Quick take

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

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of contingencies gathered in one view.

noun

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

noun

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

noun

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

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for contingencies.

noun

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

noun

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

noun

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

noun

(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.

Example sentences

1

It means there's no room for contingencies like backup missions, which raises the stakes.

2

Note to sibling commenter, contingencies: your comment is dead for whatever reason, so nobody can reply to it.

3

There are user actions, network events and all sorts of contingencies that make the program flow non-deterministic.

4

It's not that they need to predict the market, they should try for contingencies, what if that iaas does take off?

5

What matters is the size of the metro area, because metro areas are a measure of job markets, not political contingencies.

6

Those are just contingencies if the acquirer doesn't want to sell the product anymore.

7

If you disrupt the balance of power in a tribal state, you're going to have a lot of contingencies making power plays.

8

I guess it's just a strange kind of fun, on some level, to think about such contingencies.

9

They are discussed with respect, and usually kept in mind as contingencies / alternate paths in case the choices made don't work out satisfactorily.

10

We will soon be in a position to take care of end-to-end details of the transaction - inspections, tours, contingencies, mortgages, escrows.

11

I am not inventing them; it is their (Parks and Rec) responsibility to handle contingencies that could cause them or their users trouble.

12

Have a contract with detailed timeframe, deliverables, and contingencies.

Quote examples

1

I've lost two serious bids to "foreign investors" who pay 10% above asking price, 100% cash, with no contingencies.

2

I would hope that the Wikipedia personality whose name is the abbreviation of the enlightened Pratyekabuddha ("a lone buddha", "a buddha on their own" or "a private buddha" [1]) would understand, but apparently I am talking to the personality "contingencies".

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use contingencies in a sentence?

It means there's no room for contingencies like backup missions, which raises the stakes.

What does contingencies mean?

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

What part of speech is contingencies?

contingencies is commonly used as noun.