adj possible, or liable, but not certain, to occur; incidental; casual.
2. contingent ·adj dependent for effect on something that may or may not occur; as, a contingent estate.
3. contingent ·noun that which falls to one in a division or apportionment among a number; a suitable share; proportion; ·esp., a quota of troops.
4. contingent ·noun an event which may or may not happen; that which is unforeseen, undetermined, or dependent on something future; a contingency.
5. contingent ·adj dependent on that which is undetermined or unknown; as, the success of his undertaking is contingent upon events which he can not control.