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contingent

English

  1. 🔊 uncertain because of uncontrollable circumstances
    “the results of confession were not contingent, they were certain”
  2. 🔊 being determined by conditions or circumstances that follow
    “arms sales contingent on the approval of congress”
  3. 🔊 possible but not certain to occur
    “they had to plan for contingent expenses”
  4. 🔊 a gathering of persons representative of some larger group
    “each nation sent a contingent of athletes to the Olympics”
  5. 🔊 a temporary military unit
    “the peacekeeping force includes one British contingent”

Spanish

  1. 🔊 contingente contingent

Similar words

detail contingent on(p) contingent upon(p) dependent on(p) dependant on(p) dependent upon(p) dependant upon(p) depending on(p) accessory accident accidental addendum addition additional adjunct adscititious adventitious adventure age group aleatory allotment allowance appendage appurtenance