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Contingency vs Planning - What's the difference?

contingency | planning |

In context|uncountable|lang=en terms the difference between contingency and planning

is that contingency is (uncountable) the quality of being contingent, of happening by chance; unpredictability while planning is (uncountable) action of the verb to plan .

As nouns the difference between contingency and planning

is that contingency is (uncountable) the quality of being contingent, of happening by chance; unpredictability while planning is (uncountable) action of the verb to plan .

As a verb planning is

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contingency

English

(wikipedia contingency)

Noun

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

    • Synonyms

    * (quality of happening by chance) possibility * See also

    Antonyms

    * (quality of happening by chance) inevitability, impossibility

    Coordinate terms

    * (statement which is neither a tautology nor a contradiction) contradiction, tautology

    Derived terms

    * contingency plan

    planning

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

  • (uncountable) action of the verb to plan
  • the act of formulating of a course of action, or of drawing up plans
  • the act of making contingency plans
  • (informal, British) planning permission
    • My neighbours were going to build an extension but they didn't get planning .

    Usage notes

    Planning is a context-based. It may function as a gerund or verb in a participle, but care must be taken to avoid misuse with 'plan'. Planning is almost never used in the plural, especially by native speakers. It sometimes appears in print, often in translated works especially in politics and management fields.

    Derived terms

    * family planning * life planning * macroplanning * microplanning * planning permission * vacation planning

    External links

    * (wikipedia "planning")