Contingencies

p. 100. "He provided for such contingencies by reposing more and more trust in Gatsby."


Definition: emergency, likelihood, predicament.


(noun)/singular: constingency

But in today’s housing market, the buyers are in charge, so sellers typically have to accept inspection contingencies if they want to get a purchase offer on their home.

The contingencies are far more than the cost of the project, which I don't think most people would consider reasonable