contingency cost

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

contingency cost contingency costs

Etymology

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

This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.