From Middle English, from Old French contingent, from Medieval Latin contingens, present participle of contingere, from com- ("together") + tangere.

• IPA: /kənˈtɪn.d͡ʒənt/

contingent (plural contingents)

1. An event which may or may not happen; that which is unforeseen, undetermined, or dependent on something future.

   Synonyms: contingency

2. That which falls to one in a division or apportionment among a number; a suitable share.

   Synonyms: proportion

3. (military) A quota of troops.

• German: Anteil, Kontingent
• Portuguese: contingência
• Russian: до́ля
• Spanish: contingente

• German: Kontingent, Truppenkontingent
• Italian: contingente, scaglione, unità, reparto, quota
• Spanish: contingente

contingent

1. Possible or liable, but not certain to occur.

   Synonyms: incidental, casual

   Antonyms: certain, inevitable, necessary, impossible

2. (with upon or on) Dependent on something that is undetermined or unknown, that may or may not occur.

   Synonyms: conditional, Thesaurus:conditional

   The success of his undertaking is contingent upon events which he cannot control.

   a contingent estate

   • 1989, Thurgood Marshall, “Dissenting Opinion”, in Watkins v. Murray‎^{[S%3AWatkins+v.+Murray%2FDissent+Marshall]}:

     The imposition of the death penalty should not be contingent on a particular jury's unguided understanding of a legal term of art.

3. Not logically necessarily true or false.
4. Temporary.

   contingent labor

   contingent worker

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• contingence
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• contingent claim

• French: contingent, éventuel, hypothétique
• German: möglich, kontingent
• Italian: contingente, casuale, transitorio, accidentale, fortuito
• Portuguese: contingente
• Russian: возмо́жный
• Spanish: contingente

• Portuguese: contingente