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  • 1contingent upon — index based on, qualified (conditioned) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 2contingent upon — adjective determined by conditions or circumstances that follow arms sales contingent on the approval of congress • Syn: ↑contingent, ↑contingent on, ↑dependent on, ↑dependant on, ↑dependent upon, ↑dependant upon, ↑ …

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  • 3contingent upon — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. Dependent upon, conditional on, subject to; see dependent 3 …

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  • 4Contingent commissions — is a term used in the American insurance industry for any kind of commission which is contingent upon some event occurring (instead of a commission paid on the sale itself). In the UK this form of payment is known as Overriders. Theoretically,… …

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  • 5contingent fee — n: contingency fee at fee 2 Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. con …

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  • 6Contingent — Con*tin gent, a. [L. contingens, entis, p. pr. of contingere to touch on all sides, to happen; con + tangere to touch: cf. F. contingent. See {Tangent}, {Tact}.] 1. Possible, or liable, but not certain, to occur; incidental; casual. [1913… …

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  • 7be contingent upon — be dependent on, depend on, be on the condition that …

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  • 8contingent — 01. A [contingent] of students went to the administration office to complain about rising tuition costs. 02. His acceptance of the transfer to Raleigh is [contingent] upon his wife finding employment in the city. 03. Our purchase of the house is… …

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  • 9contingent — In context of liabilities ( liability), those liabilities that do not yet appear on the balance sheet ( i.e. guarantees, supports, lawsuit settlements). For support or recourse, the trigger may occur at any time in the future. Bloomberg Financial …

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  • 10contingent on — adjective determined by conditions or circumstances that follow arms sales contingent on the approval of congress • Syn: ↑contingent, ↑contingent upon, ↑dependent on, ↑dependant on, ↑dependent upon, ↑dependant upon, ↑ …

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