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contingency

/kənˈtɪndʒənsi/noun

उच्चारण कन्टिन्जन्सी

आकस्मिकता, संभावित घटना

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nouncontingencies
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    an event that may or may not happen

    आकस्मिकता, संभावित घटना

    • a contingency plan
    • The school has a contingency plan to hold classes online if floods block the roads.
    • We kept some money aside as a contingency in case the trip was cancelled.
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    • The government has made contingency arrangements for heavy rain during the monsoon.
    • Every pilot is trained to deal with any contingency during a flight.

    Synonyms eventuality possibility emergency chance event exigency

≈Synonyms and antonyms
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con·tin·gen·cy

With -gen-cy.

अंत में -gen-cy।

?Which word?

Keep the possible-event words together: contingency, eventuality, emergency, exigency (an urgent need), possibility.

संभावित घटना के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: contingency, eventuality, emergency, exigency (अत्यावश्यक ज़रूरत), possibility।

“Collocations, idioms and sayings

Contingency plan (a plan for what to do if something goes wrong), contingency fund (money kept for emergencies).

Collocation अक्सर पूछा जाता है: contingency plan (कुछ गलत होने पर क्या करें इसकी योजना), contingency fund (आपातकाल के लिए रखा धन)।

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General knowledge

The Contingency Fund of India (Article 267) is kept at the disposal of the President for unforeseen expenses; the Consolidated Fund (Article 266) receives all government income.

भारत की आकस्मिकता निधि (अनुच्छेद 267) अप्रत्याशित खर्चों के लिए राष्ट्रपति के अधीन रहती है; संचित निधि (अनुच्छेद 266) में सरकार की सारी आय जाती है।