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contingencies

Learn how to correctly hyphenate "contingencies" with detailed syllable breakdown and pronunciation guide.

4 syllables
13 characters
English (US)
4syllables

contingencies

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contingencies is a polysyllabic word with 4 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, contingencies is hyphenated as:

Definitions ofcontingencies

1noun
  • The quality of being contingent, of happening by chance; unpredictability.
  • A possibility; something which may or may not happen. A chance occurrence, especially in finance, unexpected expenses.
  • 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.
  • A statement which is neither a tautology nor a contradiction.
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