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Definisjon av contingent

Vi fant 13 definisjoner av contingent på engelsk.

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Noun
contingent - a temporary military unit; "the peacekeeping force includes one British contingent"
detail
military force, military group, military unit, force a unit that is part of some military service; "he sent Caesar a force of six thousand men"
armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"
contingent - a gathering of persons representative of some larger group; "each nation sent a contingent of athletes to the Olympics"

Adjective
contingent - uncertain because of uncontrollable circumstances; "the results of confession were not contingent, they were certain"- George Eliot
uncertain ambiguous (especially in the negative); "she spoke in no uncertain terms"
contingent - determined by conditions or circumstances that follow; "arms sales contingent on the approval of congress"
contingent on, contingent upon, dependent on, dependant on, dependent upon, dependant upon, depending on
conditional imposing or depending on or containing a condition; "conditional acceptance of the terms"; "lent conditional support"; "the conditional sale will not be complete until the full purchase price is paid"
contingent - possible but not certain to occur; "they had to plan for contingent expenses"
possible capable of happening or existing; "a breakthrough may be possible next year"; "anything is possible"; "warned of possible consequences"
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Substantiv
contingent - An event which may or may not happen; that which is unforeseen, undetermined, or dependent on something future; a contingency.
contingent - That which falls to one in a division or apportionment among a number; a suitable share; proportion.
contingent - Military a quota of troops.

Adjektiv
contingent - Possible or liable, but not certain to occur; incidental; casual.
contingent - With upon Dependent on something that is undetermined or unknown.
contingent - Dependent on something that may or may not occur.
contingent - Not logically necessarily true or false.

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  • contingent
    A quota of troops furnished.

Adjektiv - Gradbøying

  • Positiv: contingent
  • Komparativ: more contingent
  • Superlativ: most contingent

Substantiv

  • Entall: contingent
  • Flertall: contingents

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