contingency
Translation
contingency, eventuality
Examples
We need a contingency plan for the project.
We need a contingency plan for the project.
The contract has a contingency for bad weather.
The contract has a contingency for bad weather.
Grammar Patterns
a contingency plan a plan for possible future events We must have a contingency plan.
a contingency for ((sth.)) a provision for a possible event We have a contingency for delays.
Similar Words
Synonyms: eventuality, possibility, emergency
Etymology
From Latin 'contingere' (to touch upon, happen), from 'con-' (with) + 'tangere' (to touch). It refers to an event that might 'touch' your plans.
Memory Tips
Think of a 'contingency plan' as a plan for an event that might happen and 'touch' or affect your original plan.