English noun: contingency | |||
| 1. | contingency (event) a possible event or occurrence or result | ||
| Synonyms | contingence, eventuality | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent | ||
| 2. | contingency (state) the state of being contingent on something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | dependance, dependence, dependency | ||