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1contingent — con·tin·gent /kən tin jənt/ adj 1: likely but not certain to happen compare executory 2: intended for use in circumstances not completely foreseen a contingent fund 3: dependent on or conditioned by something else …
2contingent — contingent, ente [ kɔ̃tɛ̃ʒɑ̃, ɑ̃t ] adj. et n. m. • 1361; lat. contingens, p. prés. de contingere « arriver par hasard » I ♦ Adj. 1 ♦ Philos. Qui peut se produire ou non (opposé à nécessaire).⇒ accidentel, 1. casuel, conditionnel, éventuel,… …
3Contingent — • Aside from its secondary and more obvious meaning (as, for instance, its qualification of the predicable accident, of a class of modal propositions, and so on), the primary and technically philosophical use of the term is for one of the supreme …
4Contingent 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 …
5Contingent 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… …
6Contingent 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,… …
7contingent — CONTINGÉNT, contingente, s.n., adj. I. 1. s.n. Totalitatea cetăţenilor născuţi în acelaşi an şi luaţi în evidenţa comisariatelor militare; p. ext. anul recrutării; leat. 2. Grup de oameni având o compoziţie omogenă. 3. (înv.) Contribuţie. 4.… …
8contingent interest — see interest 1 Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. contingent interest …
9Contingent perceptual aftereffect — Contingent aftereffects are studied in human perception and can be defined as illusory percepts that are apparent on a test stimulus after exposure to an induction stimulus for an extended period. Contingent aftereffects can be contrasted with… …
10contingent fee — n: contingency fee at fee 2 Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. con …
