contingent
/kən'tɪndʒənt/
adjectivenoun
10 letters3 syllables13 points in Scrabble®18 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS5
ADJECTIVE
1
Being determined by conditions or circumstances that follow.
“arms sales contingent on the approval of congress”
2
Possible but not certain to occur.
“they had to plan for contingent expenses”
3
NOUNUncertain because of uncontrollable circumstances.
“the results of confession were not contingent, they were certain”
1
A temporary military unit.
“the peacekeeping force includes one British contingent”
2
A gathering of persons representative of some larger group.
“each nation sent a contingent of athletes to the Olympics”
WORD FORMS
Related formcontingency
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®13 points
Words With Friends®18 points
Double word26 points
Triple word39 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinontingentcay
Starts & ends withC … T
Syllablescon · tin · gent
SYNONYMS & RELATED12
SAME LETTERS, DIFFERENT WORDS
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