contingent

noun

/kənˈtɪndʒənt/

[countable + singular or plural verb]

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a group of people at a meeting or an event who have something in common, especially the place they come from, that is not shared by other people at the event
- The largest contingent was from the United States.
- A strong contingent of local residents were there to block the proposal.
Extra Examples
- a strong contingent from Camberwell Art School
- A seven-strong French diplomatic contingent arrived in the capital city yesterday.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- large
- strong
- substantial
- …
verb + contingent
- lead
- send
preposition
- contingent from
- contingent of
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a group of soldiers that are part of a larger force
- The French contingent in the UN peacekeeping force withdrew.
Extra Examples
- a large contingent of American troops
- Many large cities provided substantial contingents for the war effort.
Topics War and conflictc2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- large
- strong
- substantial
- …
verb + contingent
- lead
- send
preposition
- contingent from
- contingent of
See full entry

Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘of uncertain occurrence’): from Latin contingere ‘befall’, from con- ‘together with’ + tangere ‘to touch’. The noun sense was originally ‘something happening by chance’, then ‘a person's share resulting from a division, a quota’; the current sense dates from the early 18th cent.

contingent

adjective

/kənˈtɪndʒənt/

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contingent (on/upon something) (formal) depending on something that may or may not happen
- All payments are contingent upon satisfactory completion dates.
contingent worker/work/job (business) a person, or work done by a person, who does not have a permanent contract with a company
- the spread of contingent work throughout the economy
- the use of leased, temporary and other contingent workers

单词	contingent
释义	contingent noun /kənˈtɪndʒənt/ /kənˈtɪndʒənt/ [countable + singular or plural verb] jump to other results a group of people at a meeting or an event who have something in common, especially the place they come from, that is not shared by other people at the event The largest contingent was from the United States. A strong contingent of local residents were there to block the proposal. Extra Examples a strong contingent from Camberwell Art School A seven-strong French diplomatic contingent arrived in the capital city yesterday. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective large strong substantial … verb + contingent lead send preposition contingent from contingent of See full entry a group of soldiers that are part of a larger force The French contingent in the UN peacekeeping force withdrew. Extra Examples a large contingent of American troops Many large cities provided substantial contingents for the war effort. Topics War and conflictc2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective large strong substantial … verb + contingent lead send preposition contingent from contingent of See full entry Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘of uncertain occurrence’): from Latin contingere ‘befall’, from con- ‘together with’ + tangere ‘to touch’. The noun sense was originally ‘something happening by chance’, then ‘a person's share resulting from a division, a quota’; the current sense dates from the early 18th cent. contingent adjective /kənˈtɪndʒənt/ /kənˈtɪndʒənt/ jump to other results contingent (on/upon something) (formal) depending on something that may or may not happen All payments are contingent upon satisfactory completion dates. contingent worker/work/job (business) a person, or work done by a person, who does not have a permanent contract with a company the spread of contingent work throughout the economy the use of leased, temporary and other contingent workers Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘of uncertain occurrence’): from Latin contingere ‘befall’, from con- ‘together with’ + tangere ‘to touch’. The noun sense was originally ‘something happening by chance’, then ‘a person's share resulting from a division, a quota’; the current sense dates from the early 18th cent.
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