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contingents

contingents is the plural of contingent.

Meaning of contingent

Noun

contingent (plural contingents)

  1. An event which may or may not happen; that which is unforeseen, undetermined, or dependent on something in the future.
  2. That which falls to one in a division or apportionment among a number; a suitable share.
    Synonyms:
    proportion
  3. A quota of troops.
    • Arrests and prosecutions intensified after Isis captured Mosul in June, but the groundwork had been laid by an earlier amendment to Jordan’s anti-terrorism law. It is estimated that 2,000 Jordanians have fought and 250 of them have died in Syria – making them the third largest Arab contingent in...2014 November 27, Ian Black, “Courts kept busy as Jordan works to crush support for Isis”, in The Guardian

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Questions about contingents

What is contingents the plural of?
Contingents is the plural of contingent.

Words near contingents in the dictionary

  1. contingential
  2. contingentism
  3. contingentisms
  4. contingently
  5. contingentness
  6. contingents
  7. Contini
  8. continine
  9. continious
  10. Continis
  11. contino

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