Definizione monolingua

contingency

contingency (countable and uncountable; plural contingencies)

1. (uncountable) The quality of being contingent, of happening by chance; unpredictability. [1560s]
2. (countable) A possibility; something which may or may not happen. A chance occurrence, especially in (finance), unexpected expenses. [1610s]
3. (countable) An amount of money which a party to a contract has to pay to the other party (usually the supplier of a major project to the client) if he or she does not fulfill the contract according to the specification.
4. (logic, countable) A statement which is neither a tautology nor a contradiction.

Definizione dizionario contingency

	contingenza
	quality of being contingent; unpredictability
	possibility; something which may or may not happen

evenienza

eventualità

Altri significati:

amount of money that will be paid if a project does not succeed

A possible event or occurrence or result

a conditional response plan made in preparation for various future circumstances including the unanticipated.

(countable) An amount of money which a party to a contract has to pay to the other party (usually the supplier of a major project to the client) if he or she does not fulfill the contract according to the specification.

(countable) A possibility; something which may or may not happen.

(uncountable) The quality of being contingent; unpredictability.