contingency

[con·tin·gen·cy]

If you plan to walk home if the weather is nice, but bring subway fare just in case, then taking the subway is your contingency plan. A contingency is an event you can't be sure will happen or not.

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Union or connection; the state of touching or contact.

Noun
a possible event or occurrence or result

Noun
the state of being contingent on something


n.
Union or connection; the state of touching or contact.

n.
The quality or state of being contingent or casual; the possibility of coming to pass.

n.
An event which may or may not occur; that which is possible or probable; a fortuitous event; a chance.

n.
An adjunct or accessory.

n.
A certain possible event that may or may not happen, by which, when happening, some particular title may be affected.


Contingency

Con*tin"gen*cy , n,; pl. Contingencies . [Cf. F. contingence.] 1. Union or connection; the state of touching or contact. "Point of contingency." J. Gregory. 2. The quality or state of being contingent or casual; the possibility of coming to pass.
Aristotle says we are not to build certain rules on the contingency of human actions.
3. An event which may or may not occur; that which is possible or probable; a fortuitous event; a chance.
The remarkable position of the queen rendering her death a most important contingency.
4. An adjunct or accessory. Wordsworth. 5. (Law) A certain possible event that may or may not happen, by which, when happening, some particular title may be affected. Syn. -- Casualty; accident; chance.

Union or connection; the state of touching or contact.

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New terms used like, 'overseas contingency operation' instead of the word 'war' - that reflects a worldview that is out of touch with the enemy that we face. We can't spin our way out of this threat.

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