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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Contingent \Con*tin"gent\, n.
     1. An event which may or may not happen; that which is
        unforeseen, undetermined, or dependent on something
        future; a contingency.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              His understanding could almost pierce into future
              contingents.                          --South.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. That which falls to one in a division or apportionment
        among a number; a suitable share; proportion; esp., a
        quota of troops.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              From the Alps to the border of Flanders, contingents
              were required . . . 200,000 men were in arms.
                                                    --Milman.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Contingent \Con*tin"gent\, a. [L. contingens, -entis, p. pr. of
     contingere to touch on all sides, to happen; con- + tangere
     to touch: cf. F. contingent. See Tangent, Tact.]
     1. Possible, or liable, but not certain, to occur;
        incidental; casual.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Weighing so much actual crime against so much
              contingent advantage.                 --Burke.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Dependent on that which is undetermined or unknown; as,
        the success of his undertaking is contingent upon events
        which he can not control. ``Uncertain and contingent
        causes.'' --Tillotson.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. (Law) Dependent for effect on something that may or may
        not occur; as, a contingent estate.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              If a contingent legacy be left to any one when he
              attains, or if he attains, the age of twenty-one.
                                                    --Blackstone.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Use \Use\, n. [OE. us use, usage, L. usus, from uti, p. p. usus,
     to use. See Use, v. t.]
     1. The act of employing anything, or of applying it to one's
        service; the state of being so employed or applied;
        application; employment; conversion to some purpose; as,
        the use of a pen in writing; his machines are in general
        use.
  
              Books can never teach the use of books. --Bacon.
  
              This Davy serves you for good uses.   --Shak.
  
              When he framed All things to man's delightful use.
                                                    --Milton.
  
     2. Occasion or need to employ; necessity; as, to have no
        further use for a book. --Shak.
  
     3. Yielding of service; advantage derived; capability of
        being used; usefulness; utility.
  
              God made two great lights, great for their use To
              man.                                  --Milton.
  
              'T is use alone that sanctifies expense. --Pope.
  
     4. Continued or repeated practice; customary employment;
        usage; custom; manner; habit.
  
              Let later age that noble use envy.    --Spenser.
  
              How weary, stale, flat and unprofitable, Seem to me
              all the uses of this world!           --Shak.
  
     5. Common occurrence; ordinary experience. [R.]
  
              O C[ae]sar! these things are beyond all use. --Shak.
  
     6. (Eccl.) The special form of ritual adopted for use in any
        diocese; as, the Sarum, or Canterbury, use; the Hereford
        use; the York use; the Roman use; etc.
  
              From henceforth all the whole realm shall have but
              one use.                              --Pref. to
                                                    Book of Common
                                                    Prayer.
  
     7. The premium paid for the possession and employment of
        borrowed money; interest; usury. [Obs.]
  
              Thou art more obliged to pay duty and tribute, use
              and principal, to him.                --Jer. Taylor.
  
     8. [In this sense probably a corruption of OF. oes, fr. L.
        opus need, business, employment, work. Cf. Operate.]
        (Law) The benefit or profit of lands and tenements. Use
        imports a trust and confidence reposed in a man for the
        holding of lands. He to whose use or benefit the trust is
        intended shall enjoy the profits. An estate is granted and
        limited to A for the use of B.
  
     9. (Forging) A stab of iron welded to the side of a forging,
        as a shaft, near the end, and afterward drawn down, by
        hammering, so as to lengthen the forging.
  
     Contingent, or Springing, use (Law), a use to come into
        operation on a future uncertain event.
  
     In use.
        (a) In employment; in customary practice observance.
        (b) In heat; -- said especially of mares. --J. H. Walsh.
  
     Of no use, useless; of no advantage.
  
     Of use, useful; of advantage; profitable.
  
     Out of use, not in employment.
  
     Resulting use (Law), a use, which, being limited by the
        deed, expires or can not vest, and results or returns to
        him who raised it, after such expiration.
  
     Secondary, or Shifting, use, a use which, though
        executed, may change from one to another by circumstances.
        --Blackstone.
  
     Statute of uses (Eng. Law), the stat. 27 Henry VIII., cap.
        10, which transfers uses into possession, or which unites
        the use and possession.
  
     To make use of, To put to use, to employ; to derive
        service from; to use.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Contingent \Con*tin"gent\, a. [L. contingens, -entis, p. pr. of
     contingere to touch on all sides, to happen; con- + tangere
     to touch: cf. F. contingent. See Tangent, Tact.]
     1. Possible, or liable, but not certain, to occur;
        incidental; casual.
  
              Weighing so much actual crime against so much
              contingent advantage.                 --Burke.
  
     2. Dependent on that which is undetermined or unknown; as,
        the success of his undertaking is contingent upon events
        which he can not control. ``Uncertain and contingent
        causes.'' --Tillotson.
  
     3. (Law) Dependent for effect on something that may or may
        not occur; as, a contingent estate.
  
              If a contingent legacy be left to any one when he
              attains, or if he attains, the age of twenty-one.
                                                    --Blackstone.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Contingent \Con*tin"gent\, n.
     1. An event which may or may not happen; that which is
        unforeseen, undetermined, or dependent on something
        future; a contingency.
  
              His understanding could almost pierce into future
              contingets.                           --South.
  
     2. That which falls to one in a division or apportionment
        among a number; a suitable share; proportion; esp., a
        quota of troops.
  
              From the Alps to the border of Flanders, contingents
              were required . . . 200,000 men were in arms.
                                                    --Milman.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  contingent
       adj 1: possible but not certain to occur; "they had to plan for
              contingent expenses"
       2: determined by conditions or circumstances not yet
          established; "arms sales contingent on the approval of
          congress" [syn: contingent on(p), dependent on(p), dependant
          on(p), depending on(p)]
       3: uncertain because of uncontrollable circumstances; "the
          results of confession were not contingent, they were
          certain"- George Eliot
       n 1: a gathering of persons representative of some larger group;
            "each nation sent a contingent of athletes to the
            Olympics"
       2: a temporary military unit; "the peace-keeping force includes
          one British contingent" [syn: detail]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  contingent
     Αγγλικά a.
     1 απρόβλεπτος, ασταθής λόγω τυχαιότητας, που παρασύρεται (όχι λόγω
  συμπεριφορικής ακράτειας αλλά λόγω απροβλεψιμότητας) από τις πιθανότητες
  και την απροσδιοριστία της τύχης
     2 ενδεχόμενος
     3 εξαρτώμενος
     Αγγλικά n.
     1 το ενδεχόμενο
     2 στρατιωτικός δύναμη, απόσπασμα

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  contingent
     Catalan a.
     (l en contingent)
     Catalan n.
     (l en contingent)
     French a.
     (l en contingent)
     French n.
     1 quota
     2 (l en contingent)
     Romanian a.
     (l en contingent)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  contingent
     a.
     1 possible or liable, but not certain to occur.
     2 (lb en with '''upon''' or '''on''') dependent on something that is
  undetermined or unknown, that may or may not occur.
     3 Not logically necessarily true or false.
     4 temporary.
     n.
     1 An event which may or may not happen; that which is unforeseen,
  undetermined, or dependent on something future.
     2 That which falls to one in a division or apportionment among a
  number; a suitable share.
     3 (lb en military) A quota of troops.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  contingent
     Catalan a.
     (l en contingent)
     Catalan n.
     (l en contingent)
     French a.
     (l en contingent)
     French n.
     1 quota
     2 (l en contingent)
     Romanian a.
     (l en contingent)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  contingent
     Catalan a.
     (l en contingent)
     Catalan n.
     (l en contingent)
     French a.
     (l en contingent)
     French n.
     1 quota
     2 (l en contingent)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  contingent
     Ranska n.
     osasto, joukko

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  contingent
     Engelska a.
     1 eventuell, oviss
     2 villkorlig
     3 tillfällig
     4 (tagg: text=contingent to) medföljande, hörande till, som är en
  följd av
     Engelska n.
     (tagg militärt språk=en) kontingent

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Contingent /kəntˈɪndʒənt/
  الفريق

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  contingent //kənˈtɪn.d͡ʒənt// 
  1. зависещ, случаен
  dependent on something unknown, that may or may not occur
  2. случаен, условен
  possible, liable, incidental, casual

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  contingent //kənˈtɪn.d͡ʒənt// 
  дял, контингент, пай
  that which falls to one in a division or apportionment among a number