[{"word":"contingent","phonetic":"/kənˈtɪn.dʒənt/","phonetics":[{"text":"/kənˈtɪn.dʒənt/","audio":""}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"An event which may or may not happen; that which is unforeseen, undetermined, or dependent on something future.","synonyms":["contingency"],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"That which falls to one in a division or apportionment among a number; a suitable share.","synonyms":["proportion"],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A quota of troops.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":["contingency","proportion"],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"adjective","definitions":[{"definition":"Possible or liable, but not certain to occur.","synonyms":["casual","incidental"],"antonyms":["certain","impossible","inevitable","necessary"]},{"definition":"(with upon or on) Dependent on something that is undetermined or unknown.","synonyms":["conditional"],"antonyms":[],"example":"The success of his undertaking is contingent upon events which he cannot control."},{"definition":"Dependent on something that may or may not occur.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"a contingent estate"},{"definition":"Not logically necessarily true or false.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Temporary.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"contingent labor"}],"synonyms":["casual","incidental","conditional"],"antonyms":["certain","impossible","inevitable","necessary"]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/contingent"]}]