Number of syllables in the word 'contingency'
Find out how many syllables are there in the word contingency.
- No of syllables in contingency : 4
- Divide syllables in contingency : con-tin-gen-cy
More about the word - contingency
- noun
- Synonyms : possibility
- Definition : The quality of being contingent, of happening by chance; unpredictability.
- Definition : A possibility; something which may or may not happen. A chance occurrence, especially in finance, unexpected expenses.
- Definition : An amount of money which a party to a contract has to pay to the other party (usually the supplier of a major project to the client) if he or she does not fulfill the contract according to the specification.
- Definition : A statement which is neither a tautology nor a contradiction.
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