contingent
41contingent on — Synonyms and related words: arising from, attributable to, based on, boxed in, caused by, circumscribed by, coming from, contingent, dependent, dependent on, depending, depending on, depending on circumstances, derivable from, due to, hedged… …
42contingent — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. possible; provisional, conditional, provisory, dependent; incidental, accidental, casual. See chance, liability, circumstance, qualification. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Accidental] Syn. chance,… …
43contingent — [kən tɪndʒ(ə)nt] adjective 1》 subject to chance. ↘(contingent on/upon) dependent on. ↘(of losses, liabilities, etc.) that can be anticipated to arise if a particular event occurs. 2》 Philosophy true by virtue of the way things in fact are …
44contingent — /kənˈtɪndʒənt / (say kuhn tinjuhnt) adjective 1. (sometimes followed by on or upon) dependent for existence, occurrence, character, etc., on something not yet certain; conditional. 2. liable to happen or not; uncertain; possible. 3. happening by… …
45contingent — a. possible; able to take place; accidental; conditional; n. full number of draft of troops. ♦ contingent liability, Commerce, one that may have to be assumed in certain circumstances. ♦ contingency, n. possibility; event that may take… …
46contingent — a, countingènt, o adj. et m. contingente ; éventuelle ; possible ; milit. contingent …
47Contingent valuation — is a survey based economic technique for the valuation of non market resources, such as environmental preservation or the impact of contamination. While these resources do give people utility, certain aspects of them do not have a market price as …
48Contingent work — Contingent work, also sometimes known as casual work, is a neologism which describes a type of employment relationship between an employer and employee. There is no universally agreed consensus on what type of working arrangement constitutes… …
49Contingent commissions — is a term used in the American insurance industry for any kind of commission which is contingent upon some event occurring (instead of a commission paid on the sale itself). In the UK this form of payment is known as Overriders. Theoretically,… …
50contingent interest — see interest 1 Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. contingent interest …
