The meaning of Contingent

adjective

Happening by chance, unintentionally, or unexpectedly.

Usage examples:

A verdict of accidental death

noun

A sign indicating a momentary departure from the key signature by raising or lowering a note.

Usage examples:

Horn parts are usually written without key signature, the necessary accidentals being added

Happening by chance or unexpectedly or unintentionally

noun

A flat, thin strip or loop of material, used as a fastener, for reinforcement, or as decoration.

Usage examples:

Wads of banknotes fastened with gummed paper bands

verb

Provide or fit (an object) with something in the form of a strip or ring, for reinforcement or decoration.

Usage examples:

Doors are banded with iron to make them stronger

verb

(of people or organizations) form a group to achieve a mutual objective.

Usage examples:

Local people banded together to fight the company

noun

The physical structure, including the bones, flesh, and organs, of a person or an animal.

Usage examples:

It's important to keep your body in good condition

verb

Give material form to something abstract.

Usage examples:

He bodied forth the traditional prussian remedy for all ills

noun

A number of things, typically of the same kind, growing or fastened together.

Usage examples:

A bunch of grapes

verb

Collect or fasten into a compact group.

Usage examples:

She bunched the needles together

noun

A number of things of the same type fastened or closely grouped together, or any particular group of things or people

Usage examples:

We ate a whole bunch of grapes., they’re a nice bunch of people., infml i’ve got a bunch of things …

noun

A possibility of something happening.

Usage examples:

There is a chance of winning the raffle

adjective

Fortuitous; accidental.

Usage examples:

A chance meeting

verb

Do something by accident or without intending to.

Usage examples:

He was very effusive if they chanced to meet

noun

A group of people with a shared characteristic.

Usage examples:

A cohort of civil servants patiently drafting legislation

verb

Divide (people) into groups with shared characteristics.

Usage examples:

In the plan elementary students will be cohorted, or placed, in an assigned class

noun

A group of people who share a characteristic, usually age

Usage examples:

About 42% of women in this age cohort have a college degree., this year's cohort of graduates will …

noun

A commercial business.

Usage examples:

A shipping company

verb

Associate with; keep company with.

Usage examples:

These men which have companied with us all this time

noun

An organization that produces or sells goods or services in order to make a profit

Usage examples:

He owns part of a company that manufactures software for personal computers., it was a long trip an…

adjective

Subject to one or more conditions or requirements being met.

Usage examples:

The consortium have made a conditional offer

noun

A conditional clause or conjunction.

Usage examples:

Let us turn now, though, to subjunctive conditionals contextualism.

adjective

Relating to a sentence, often starting with "if" or "unless," in which one half expresses something which depends on the other half

Usage examples:

The sales is conditional on approval from government regulators.

noun

A main subdivision of an army in the field, consisting of two or more divisions.

Usage examples:

The 5th army corps

noun

A group of people who work together in a particular activity

Usage examples:

The diplomatic corps in washington includes representatives of most of the countries in the world.,…

noun

A body of delegates or representatives; a deputation.

Usage examples:

A delegation of teachers

noun

A set of people chosen or elected to represent a larger group

noun

A group of delegates

Usage examples:

The trade and industry secretary is taking a delegation of business and union leaders to shanghai t…

adjective

Contingent on or determined by.

Usage examples:

The various benefits will be dependent on length of service

noun

Variant spelling of dependant.

noun

A person who relies on another, especially a family member, for financial support.

Usage examples:

A single man with no dependants

noun

A group of people appointed to undertake a mission or take part in a formal process on behalf of a larger group.

Usage examples:

He had been a member of a deputation to napoleon iii

noun

A group of people sent to speak or act for others

Usage examples:

They sent a deputation to parliament., the deputation from the eu arrives/arrive tomorrow., a deput…

noun

The state of being objective or aloof.

Usage examples:

He felt a sense of detachment from what was going on

noun

A group of soldiers who are separated from the main group in order to perform a particular duty

Usage examples:

A detachment of paratroopers

noun

The action of separating something into parts or the process of being separated.

Usage examples:

The division of the land into small fields

noun

The separation of something into parts or groups, or one of the parts or groups that has been separated

Usage examples:

[ u ] the division of responsibilities among the officers of the company was spelled out in detail.…

noun

One of the main separate parts that a company, or group of companies, is divided into

Usage examples:

The year-on-year profit figure for the division fell by 36%., investment/services/international div…

adjective

Happening by chance rather than intention.

Usage examples:

The similarity between the paintings may not be simply fortuitous

adjective

(esp. of something to your advantage) happening by chance

Usage examples:

We made a fortuitous escape., the discovery of the files was fortuitous., they had fortuitously bee…

noun

An organized group of criminals.

Usage examples:

A gang of bank robbers

verb

(of a number of people) form a group or gang.

Usage examples:

Three banks ganged together to form a ‘virtual bank’

verb

Go; proceed.

Usage examples:

Gang to your bed, lass

noun

A number of people or things that are located, gathered, or classed together.

Usage examples:

A group of boys approached

verb

Put in a group or groups.

Usage examples:

Three chairs were grouped around a table

noun

A number of people or things that are together or considered as a unit

Usage examples:

A group of trees, i’m meeting a group of friends for dinner., a rock/soul group, she grouped the ch…

adjective

Lacking any obvious principle of organization.

Usage examples:

The music business works in a haphazard fashion

adjective

Lacking order or purpose; not planned

Usage examples:

Haphazard record-keeping made it difficult for the agency to keep track of its clients.

noun

An important assignment given to a person or group of people, typically involving travel abroad.

Usage examples:

A fact-finding mission to the czech republic

noun

The action of sending someone to a place to do a particular job, esp. one for a government or religious organization, or the job the person has been sent to do

Usage examples:

They were sent on a secret political mission to the middle east., fig. she’s a woman on a mission (…

noun

The result that a company or an organization is trying to achieve through its plans or actions

Usage examples:

Core/main/primary mission the main mission of the home ownership group is to arrange loans for firs…

noun

A social gathering of invited guests, typically involving eating, drinking, and entertainment.

Usage examples:

An engagement party

verb

Enjoy oneself at a party or other lively gathering, typically with drinking and music.

Usage examples:

Put on your glad rags and party!

adjective

Divided into parts of different tinctures.

Usage examples:

Party per fess, or, and azure

adjective

Able to be done or achieved.

Usage examples:

Surely it's not possible for a man to live so long?

noun

A potential candidate for a job or team.

Usage examples:

I have marked five possibles with an asterisk

adjective

That can be done or achieved, or that can exist

Usage examples:

[ + to infinitive ] is it possible to get an earlier flight?, if possible i’d like to get there bef…

adjective

Made, done, or happening without method or conscious decision.

Usage examples:

Apparently random violence

noun

An unknown, unspecified, or odd person.

Usage examples:

I just sat down by myself and talked to some randoms

adjective

Happening, done, or chosen by chance rather than according to a plan or pattern

Usage examples:

A random sample, he was stopped at the border in a random check., dylan picked several books at ran…

noun

Any of the more or less distinct parts into which something is or may be divided or from which it is made up.

Usage examples:

I unscrewed every section of copper pipe, from the roof tank to the hot-water cylinder

verb

Divide into sections.

Usage examples:

She began to section the grapefruit

noun

A part of something

Usage examples:

Dad always reads the sports section of the newspaper., he lived in a poor section of town., you’ll …

verb

Put, lay, or stand (something) in a specified place or position.

Usage examples:

Delaney set the mug of tea down

noun

A group or collection of things that belong together or resemble one another or are usually found together.

Usage examples:

A set of false teeth

verb

Variant spelling of sett.

noun

An operational unit in an air force consisting of two or more flights of aircraft and the personnel required to fly them.

Usage examples:

Indeed, the polish airmen who managed to reach the uk formed a fully-fledged polish air force with …

adjective

Not expected or predicted.

Usage examples:

One of the unanticipated gains of the reforms has been the shift of emphasis to primary care

adjective

Not having been expected to happen

Usage examples:

This was yet another unanticipated event that upset the administration's plans and expectations., i…

adjective

Not expected or regarded as likely to happen.

Usage examples:

His death was totally unexpected

adjective

Not expected; surprising

Usage examples:

What an unexpected treat to meet you here!

adjective

Not able to be anticipated or predicted.

Usage examples:

Too many unforeseeable political consequences could arise from such a decision

adjective

An unforeseeable event or situation is one that cannot be known about or guessed before it happens

Usage examples:

Loss due to unforeseeable circumstances is borne by the purchaser., these countries were facing a v…

adjective

Not anticipated or predicted.

Usage examples:

Our insurance package enables you to protect yourself and your dependants against unforeseen circum…

noun

An individual thing or person regarded as single and complete but which can also form an individual component of a larger or more complex whole.

Usage examples:

Large areas of land made up of smaller units

A single undivided whole

adjective

Not expected

Usage examples:

Unlooked-for joy

adjective

Not able to be predicted; changeable.

Usage examples:

The unpredictable weather of the scottish islands

adjective

Tending to change suddenly and without reason or warning, and therefore not able to be depended on

Usage examples:

Unpredictable weather, the world is pretty unpredictable.

adjective

If something is unpredictable, it is likely to change suddenly and unexpectedly, so cannot be planned for

Usage examples:

To protect it from the unpredictable nature of software sales, the company has adopted a new busine…

adjective

(of an event or result) unforeseen.

Usage examples:

The unpredicted change of weather