contingency
31contingency fund — ➔ fund1 * * * contingency fund UK US noun [C] (also contingency account, also contingency reserve) ► ACCOUNTING an amount of money that is kept to pay for something that might possibly happen or cause problems in the future: »The projected c …
32contingency fee — ➔ fee * * * contingency fee UK US noun [C] (also contingent fee) ► LAW a method of paying someone such as a lawyer in which no money is paid until a particular aim is achieved, for example getting a sale or contract or a successful result in a… …
33contingency reserve — conˈtingency reˌserve noun [countable] another name for a contingency fund * * * contingency reserve UK US noun [C] ACCOUNTING ► CONTINGENCY FUND(Cf. ↑contingency fund) …
34Contingency, Hegemony, Universality — Contingency, Hegemony, Universality: Contemporary Dialogues On The Left   …
35contingency insurance — ➔ insurance * * * contingency insurance UK US noun [U] ► INSURANCE insurance that protects someone against risks that are not the usual areas dealt with by insurance companies: »The organizers of the world s biggest sporting events take out… …
36Contingency market — Contingency markets are markets where contracts are made to exchange funds contingent upon an event or combination of events or contingencies thereof. Difference from prediction markets Prediction markets are a subset of contingency markets and… …
37contingency principle — An instrument will be subject to stamp duty by reference to its effect and to the circumstances as they exist at the time when it is executed. However, if at the time the relevant instrument is executed, it is not possible to determine the… …
38contingency table — Contingency tables, often referred to as cross classifications or cross tabulations, are tables of counts which describe and analyse the relationship between two or more variables in a data set. They contain row variables across the horizontal… …
39contingency allowance — UK US noun [C] ► ACCOUNTING an amount of money that is added to a calculation of costs to cover things that are not known about now but that may have to be paid for in the future: »Another £13.4m has been provided for professional fees and as a… …
40contingency liability — UK US noun [C] (plural contingency liabilities) ACCOUNTING ► CONTINGENT LIABILITY(Cf. ↑contingent liability) …
