- dependent for existence, occurrence, character, etc., on something not yet certain; conditional (often followed by on or upon): Our plans are contingent on the weather.
- liable to happen or not; uncertain; possible: They had to plan for contingent expenses.
- happening by chance or without known cause; fortuitous; accidental: contingent occurrences.
- (of a proposition) neither logically necessary nor logically impossible, so that its truth or falsity can be established only by sensory observation.
- a quota of troops furnished.
- any one of the representative groups composing an assemblage: the New York contingent at a national convention.
- the proportion that falls to one as a share to be contributed or furnished.
- something contingent; contingency.
- dependent on events, conditions, etc, not yet known; conditional
- (of a proposition) true under certain conditions, false under others; not necessary
- (in systemic grammar) denoting contingency (sense 4)
- (of some being) existing only as a matter of fact; not necessarily existing
- happening by chance or without known cause; accidental
- that may or may not happen; uncertain
- a part of a military force, parade, etc
- a representative group distinguished by common origin, interests, etc, that is part of a larger group or gathering
- a possible or chance occurrence
