a contingent event or condition: such as a **:** an event (such as an emergency) that may but is not certain to occur trying to provide for every contingency b **:** something liable to happen as an [adjunct](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/adjunct#h1) to or result of something else the _contingencies_ of [[War]] 2 **:** the quality or state of being [contingent](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/contingent#h1) `Concepts:` `Knowledge Base:`