Word Meaning

contingent definition and meaning

a. Possible, or liable, but not certain, to occur; incidental; casual.
a. Dependent on that which is undetermined or unknown; as, the success of his undertaking is contingent upon events which he can not control.
a. Dependent for effect on something that may or may not occur; as, a contingent estate.
n. An event which may or may not happen; that which is unforeseen, undetermined, or dependent on something future; a contingency.
n. That which falls to one in a division or apportionment among a number; a suitable share; proportion; esp., a quota of troops.

Crossword clues for contingent

- answerable
- Conditional representative group
- Dependent
- Depending on
- Group; subject to chance
- Provisional