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Meanings of contingence in English

Portuguese
evento
Spanish
evento

A possible event or occurrence or result.

        evento
        Usage of contingence in English
        1
        All the same, liberty supposes a certain contingence.
        A New Philosophy: Henri Bergson
        2
        Consequently, death was a part of God's primal plan, and not a contingence accidentally caused by sin.
        The Destiny of the Soul: A Critical History of the Doctrine of a...
        3
        Certain contingences, however, will make it worth about double that sum.
        Memoirs of Aaron Burr, Volume 2.
        4
        It is also prudent to have an extra 10 per cent of the total cost to cover unforeseen expenses, contingences, cost overruns and furnishings.
        The Irish Times
        Frequent collocations
        Translations for contingence
        Spanish
        evento
        Contingence through the time