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English noun: contingency

1. contingency (event) a possible event or occurrence or result


Synonymscontingence, eventuality


Broader (hypernym)happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent

2. contingency (state) the state of being contingent on something


Broader (hypernym)dependance, dependence, dependency









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