contingency
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++con·tin·gen·cy /kənˈtɪndʒənsi/ ●○○ noun (plural contingencies) [countable] 1 POSSIBLEan event or situation that might happen in the future, especially one that could cause problems 〔可能发生的〕意外事件，不测事件 a contingency plan 应变计划 Add up your outgoings, putting on a bit more for contingencies. 把你的经常性开支加起来，再增加些钱用于意外开支。2. contingency fee SCLan amount of money that a lawyer in the US will be paid only if the person they are advising wins in court 胜诉酬金〔在美国律师所代理诉讼胜诉后才能拿到的酬劳〕
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contingency• Firms need to include a contingency fund within the budget.• City officials have implemented what they call Phase I of a contingency plan aimed at bringing pollution levels down.• But order there is and Hughes could find it as statuses established by social requirements. and in what Hughes calls contingencies.• A will should allow for contingencies.• Supt Peter Durham from Newcastle city centre will address staff on how contingency plans can be properly arranged for Newcastle.• Essentially they were informal contingency exchanges whose future character would be determined by perceptions of Soviet actions and intentions.• It concluded that the private contingency plans between presidents and their vice presidents since Presidents Eisenhower and Nixon in 1957 are inadequate.• The three A's must be making some contingency plans.• What must be changed are the contingencies which induce young people to behave in given ways towards their governments.contingency plan• Next, specific action may be agreed upon that is realistic and measurable with perhaps a contingency plan lined up too.• Carter ordered the Pentagon to prepare a contingency plan for military action to rescue the hostages.• Anticipating the possibility of such a crisis, G Group several months earlier had drawn up a contingency plan.• Mike had talked about contingency plans for catastrophe, he continued.• It had developed contingency plans before the incident and put them into effect when water in the mine began to overflow.• Supt Peter Durham from Newcastle city centre will address staff on how contingency plans can be properly arranged for Newcastle.• The Navajos have some contingency plans, however.From Longman Business Dictionarycontingencycon‧tin‧gen‧cy /kənˈtɪndʒənsi/ noun (plural contingencies) [countable]1an event or situation that might happen in the future, especially one that might cause problemsDamage to television aerials is covered under the Contents section. Note: some contents policies do not cover this contingency.2a plan for dealing with an event or situation that might happen or cause problems in the futureImagine a major crisis in your area of responsibility. Do you have a contingency for it?con·tin·gen·cy nounChineseSyllable
an happen the might that Business Corpus especially situation or event in future,
contingency
con‧tin‧gen‧cy /kənˈtɪndʒənsi/
noun (plural contingencies) [countable]
1. an event or situation that might happen in the future, especially one that could cause problems:
a contingency plan
Add up your outgoings, putting on a bit more for contingencies.
2. contingency fee an amount of money that a lawyer in the US will be paid only if the person they are advising wins in court
con‧tin‧gen‧cy /kənˈtɪndʒənsi/
noun (plural contingencies) [countable]1. an event or situation that might happen in the future, especially one that could cause problems:
2. contingency fee an amount of money that a lawyer in the US will be paid only if the person they are advising wins in court