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And so, in case we have contingencies and things that we cannot accomplish within the duration of the space walk, we have a buffer, I mean, in order to be able to complete the... what we want to accomplish.
Umberto Guidoni

Meaning of "contingencies" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CONTINGENCIES

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CONTINGENCIES

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Contingencies is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CONTINGENCIES MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Contingencies

Contingencies is the bimonthly magazine of the American Academy of Actuaries, providing a large and diverse readership with general interest and technical articles on a wide range of issues related to the actuarial profession. Contingencies is mailed to members of the Academy and targeted individuals such as legislators and their staffs, regulators, business executives, and related organizations.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CONTINGENCIES

continental glacier
continental quilt
continental shelf
continental shield
Continental System
continentalism
Continentalist
continentally
continently
contingence
contingency
contingency fee
contingency fund
contingency plan
contingency planning
contingency reserve
contingency table
contingent
contingent liability
contingently

WORDS THAT END LIKE CONTINGENCIES

agencies
competencies
constituencies
currencies
deficiencies
dependencies
discrepancies
efficiencies
emergencies
fancies
frequencies
inconsistencies
malignancies
occupancies
policies
pregnancies
regencies
residencies
tendencies
transparencies
vacancies

Synonyms and antonyms of contingencies in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «CONTINGENCIES»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «contingencies» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of contingencies

Translation of «contingencies» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CONTINGENCIES

Find out the translation of contingencies to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of contingencies from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «contingencies» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

突发事件
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

contingencias
570 millions of speakers

English

contingencies
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

आकस्मिकताओं
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

طوارئ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

условные
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

contingências
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সম্ভাব্য
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

éventualités
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Luar jangkaan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Haftungs
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

偶発
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

우발
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Contingencies
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

dự phòng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

எதிர்பாராத
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आकस्मिकता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

şarta
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

contingenze
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

warunkowe
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

умовні
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

neprevăzute
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

απρόβλεπτα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gebeurlikhede
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

utsedda
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

eventualiteter
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of contingencies

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CONTINGENCIES»

The term «contingencies» is quite widely used and occupies the 41.894 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CONTINGENCIES» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «contingencies» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «contingencies» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about contingencies

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4 QUOTES WITH «CONTINGENCIES»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word contingencies.
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Michael Feldman
The goal for me has always been to learn how to express myself in radio and to have fun doing it and work with whatever contingencies arise.
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Umberto Guidoni
And so, in case we have contingencies and things that we cannot accomplish within the duration of the space walk, we have a buffer, I mean, in order to be able to complete the... what we want to accomplish.
3
Samuel E. Morison
The same contingencies of time and space that force a statesman or soldier to make decisions, impel the historian, though with less urgency, to make up his mind.
4
Wesley Morris
Poor decisions and bad luck are contingencies of most horror films.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CONTINGENCIES»

Discover the use of contingencies in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to contingencies and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Contingencies of Value: Alternative Perspectives for ...
Polemical without being rancorous, Contingencies of Value mounts a powerful critique of traditional conceptions of value, taste, judgment, and justification.
Barbara Herrnstein Smith, 1988
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Life Contingencies
The 1922 volume was, in turn, created as the replacement for the Institute of Actuaries Textbook, Part Three.
E. F. Spurgeon, 2011
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Cultural Contingencies: Behavior Analytic Perspectives on ...
This book presents a behavior analytic approach to a wide variety of cultural practices, drawn from three countries, focusing upon such disparate cultural practices as public health, utopian communities, and the visual arts.
Peter A. Lamal, 1997
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Policing Contingencies
In Policing Contingencies, Peter K. Manning draws on decades of fieldwork to investigate how law enforcement works on the ground and in the symbolic realm, and why most efforts to reform the way police work have failed so far.
Peter K. Manning, 2010
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Rule-governed Behavior: Cognition, Contingencies, And ...
This important resource of information on rule-governed behavior is an invaluable tool for every behavioral psychologist as it includes discussions by major figures in the field.
Steven C. Hayes, 2004
6
Human Rights: Concepts, Contests, Contingencies
Brings together essays that examine contestation and contingency in today's human rights politics
Austin Sarat, Thomas R. Kearns, 2002
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Actuarial Mathematics for Life Contingent Risks
Balancing rigour with intuition, and emphasising applications, this text is ideal for university courses, but also for individuals preparing for professional actuarial exams and qualified actuaries wishing to freshen up their skills.
David C. M. Dickson, Mary R. Hardy, Howard R. Waters, 2009
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Military Organizations for Homeland Defense and ...
Proposes international organizational models for transforming the U.S. Armed Forces to conduct homeland defense, peacekeeping, counterinsurgency, nation-building, and stability operations.
Kevin Douglas Stringer, 2006
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The Civil Contingencies Act 2004: risk, resilience, and the ...
This book provides a detailed exploration of the Civil Contingencies Act 2004 and its supporting documentation. It describes and analyses recent changes by providing a full commentary on all parts of the Act.
Dr. Clive Walker, Jim Broderick, 2006
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A Treatise on the valuation of Life Contingencies, arranged ...
LIFE. CONTINGENCIES. 1. The computation of the values of expectations depending on the duration of human life is based on the fact that, although the duration of a. single specified life be quite uncertain, the average duration of many lives ...
Edward Sang, 1864

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CONTINGENCIES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term contingencies is used in the context of the following news items.
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Debra Williams blog: Kick your holiday heels back and have faith in …
Sometimes it's unavoidable, in which case you need to fully brief your team, plan for contingencies and trust them. Have a team meeting before ... «South Wales Evening Post, Jul 15»
2
Juventus are well prepared to succeed without Andrea Pirlo and …
They can be surprised (and disappointed), but rarely shocked and destabilised by events. Contingencies are in place. Plan B's lie ready to be ... «ESPN FC, Jul 15»
3
New date for chopper visit
“Weather is a key factor in all aviation operations across Scotland and for many years our established contingencies, using coastguard or ... «Shetland News, Jul 15»
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Banking inquiry: 'Letting Anglo fail was not an option' - Cowen
Contingencies also had to be put in place if Anglo needed support the following day and the bank representatives were brought back to the ... «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
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Hemp, Inc. Releases Video Update on Its Decortication Plant in …
... similar expressions are forward-looking statements and involve risks, uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond our control, ... «CNNMoney, Jul 15»
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Sprott Files Notices of Extension and Variation in Connection With …
The risks, uncertainties, contingencies and other factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the ... «MarketWatch, Jul 15»
7
MetLife Declares Third Quarter 2015 Common Stock Dividend
... future performance or results of current and anticipated services or products, sales efforts, expenses, the outcome of contingencies such as ... «Business Wire, Jul 15»
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VMware to Announce Second Quarter Financial Results on Tuesday …
... potential goodwill impairments; potential litigation, bad debts or other contingencies; and facts or circumstances affecting the application of ... «IT Business Net, Jul 15»
9
Must-have apps for your next road trip
Dad and Mom knew where we were going and packed for all contingencies. All I had to do was ask, "Are we there yet?" Now that I am a parent ... «CNET, Jul 15»
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Bump in the road to Pluto
This model was also used to plan out 249 different contingencies in recent years. The team can draw from those plans to address any further ... «WRAL.com, Jul 15»

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