If something is contingent on something else, the first thing depends on the second in order to happen or exist. In effect, growth is contingent on improved incomes for the mass of the low-income population. = dependent. depending on something that may happen in the future contingent on/upon (present participle of contingere , from com- ( COM-) + tangere )
"The contingent, roughly speaking, is what has the ground of its being not in itself but in somewhat else Such is the aspect under which actuality first comes before consciousness But the contingent is only one side of the actual It is the actual, in the signification of something merely possible Accordingly we consider the contingent to be what may or may not be, what may be in one way or another, whose being or not-being, and whose being on this wise or otherwise, depends not upon itself but on something else To overcome this contingency is the problem of science " Logic, § 145 Note
A sentence proposition, thought or judgement is contingent if it is true of this actual world, though it is not true in all possible worlds Some philosophers claim that contingent, a posterori, and synthjetic are equivalent, holding that the notion of synthetic explains the other two See necessary
An expression often seen in offers to purchase It means that some part of the offer is conditioned upon the occurrence of some future event which itself is uncertain
a gathering of persons representative of some larger group; "each nation sent a contingent of athletes to the Olympics" a temporary military unit; "the peace-keeping force includes one British contingent" uncertain because of uncontrollable circumstances; "the results of confession were not contingent, they were certain"- George Eliot determined by conditions or circumstances not yet established; "arms sales contingent on the approval of congress" possible but not certain to occur; "they had to plan for contingent expenses" The act or process of framing together, or uniting, as beams in a fabric
Dependent upon conditions or events specified but not yet accomplished Property may be sold contingent upon the seller or buyer meeting a predetermined condition
Dependent upon conditions or events specified but not yet accomplished Property may be sold contingent upon the seller or buyer meeting specific predetermined conditions For example, financing is the most frequent contingency A buyer who cannot arrange an appropriate loan need not complete the transaction and should receive a refund of the earnest money
Beneficiary: This is the person designated to receive the death benefit of a life insurance policy if the primary beneficiary dies before the life insured This is a consideration when husband and wife make each other the beneficiary of their coverage Should they both die in the same car accident or plane crash, the death benefits would go to each others estate and creditor claims could be made against them Particularly if minor children could be survivors, then a trustee contingent beneficiary should be named
Dependent upon conditions or events There are conditions the institutional seller will consider in an offer to purchase such as the ability of the buyer to obtain a mortgage or perform inspections The sale of another property to raise sufficient funds is an example of a contingent usually not considered
A contingent is a group of people representing a country or organization at a meeting or other event. The strong British contingent suffered mixed fortunes
Contingent (ken-tîn´jent) adjective 1 Possible, or liable, but not certain, to occur; incidental; casual 2 Dependent on that which is undetermined or unknown 3 (Law) Dependent for effect on something that may or may not occur; as, a contingent estate
A property of statements or thoughts whose truth or falsity depends on matters of fact or circumstance; also of matters of fact whose existence depends on other matters or fact or circumstance What is neither logically necessary nor logically impossible is contingent
something that will only happen if something else does: usual refers to IMF lending If you want the cash, then this is what you have to do to get it (usually a range of reforms)
uncertain because of uncontrollable circumstances; "the results of confession were not contingent, they were certain"- George Eliot determined by conditions or circumstances not yet established; "arms sales contingent on the approval of congress"