Vocabulary
Contingency
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
a future event or circumstance which is possible but cannot be predicted with certainty.
Urdu meaning
امکان، ممکنہ نتیجہ، حادثاتی واقعہ
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- Do Pakistani media have such contingency plans in place?
- One can also find community-based DRRM training manuals, annual and five-year plans, as well as contingency plans.
- The authors (if any) of the NDMA`s Monsoon Contingency Plan 2025 confused contingency planning with the Contingency Plan.
- According to the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, contingency planning is a `process that analyses disaster risks and establishes arrangements in advance to enable timely, effective and appropriate responses`.
- The monsoon contingency is led by NDMA and not integrated into health planning.
Synonyms
eventuality, (chance) event, incident, happening, occurrence, juncture, possibility
Antonyms
advantage, bad luck, certainty, good fortune
Curator example
“a detailed contract which attempts to provide for all possible contingencies”
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Urdu equivalents where we have them, word relations, and—when generated—real lines from the editorial archive
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