Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

contingency cost

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.43 in modern English

Syllables
con-tin-gen-cy -cost
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An expense incurred precautionarily for a use that may not occur such as an event of damage or a change order.

Etymology

From contingency + cost. Do not confuse with cost contingencies.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

contingency costs (plural)

Questions

What does contingency cost mean?
An expense incurred precautionarily for a use that may not occur such as an event of damage or a change order.
Where does contingency cost come from?
From contingency + cost. Do not confuse with cost contingencies.

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