Word: contingency
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: con
tin
gen
cy
Definition: 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.
Morphemes:
Affix: contingent
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: That which falls to one in a division or apportionment among a number; a suitable share.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: contingens
Language: ML.
Decoded: contingens
Meaning: possible, contingent
Affix: -cy
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns of state, condition or quality e.g. obstinacy.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -cia
Language: la
Decoded: -cia
Meaning: -cia