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Dependant vs Contingent - What's the difference?

dependant | contingent |

As adjectives the difference between dependant and contingent

is that dependant is obsolete spelling of lang=en while contingent is possible or liable, but not certain to occur; incidental; casual.

As nouns the difference between dependant and contingent

is that dependant is a person who depends on another for support, particularly financial support (= US dependent) while contingent is an event which may or may not happen; that which is unforeseen, undetermined, or dependent on something future; a contingency.

dependant

English

Adjective

(en adjective)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (British) A person who depends on another for support, particularly financial support (= US dependent).
  • (US)

    • References

    * Merriam-Webster Indicating only US spelling is "dependent" (redirects, lists British spelling as a "variant".)'' * Pam Peters, The Cambridge Guide to English Usage , pp. 148-149. * Encarta Always a misspelling in US English, adjective and noun are differentiated in British English by spelling.

    contingent

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An event which may or may not happen; that which is unforeseen, undetermined, or dependent on something future; a contingency.
  • That which falls to one in a division or apportionment among a number; a suitable share; proportion;
  • a quota of troops.
  • * 2014 , Ian Black, " Courts kept busy as Jordan works to crush support for Isis", The Guardian , 27 November 2014:
    • Arrests and prosecutions intensified after Isis captured Mosul in June, but the groundwork had been laid by an earlier amendment to Jordan’s anti-terrorism law. It is estimated that 2,000 Jordanians have fought and 250 of them have died in Syria – making them the third largest Arab contingent in Isis after Saudi Arabians and Tunisians.

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Possible or liable, but not certain to occur; incidental; casual.
  • (with upon ) Dependent on something that is undetermined or unknown.
    • The success of his undertaking is contingent upon events which he can not control.
  • Dependent on something that may or may not occur.
    • a contingent estate
  • Not logically necessarily true or false.

    • Related terms

    * contingence * contingentness * unexpected * unplanned

    Synonyms

    * (possible but not certain to occur) incidental

    Antonyms

    * (possible but not certain to occur) certain, inevitable, necessary, impossible

    Related terms

    * contact * contingence * contingency * contingent claim

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