[{"word":"contingency","phonetic":"/kənˈtɪndʒənsi/","phonetics":[{"text":"/kənˈtɪndʒənsi/","audio":""}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"The quality of being contingent, of happening by chance; unpredictability.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A possibility; something which may or may not happen. A chance occurrence, especially in finance, unexpected expenses.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"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.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A statement which is neither a tautology nor a contradiction.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":["possibility"],"antonyms":["impossibility","inevitability"]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/contingency"]}]