contingent contract — See: earn out agreement … Accounting dictionary
contingent — con·tin·gent /kən tin jənt/ adj 1: likely but not certain to happen compare executory 2: intended for use in circumstances not completely foreseen a contingent fund 3: dependent on or conditioned by something else … Law dictionary
Contingent work — Contingent work, also sometimes known as casual work, is a neologism which describes a type of employment relationship between an employer and employee. There is no universally agreed consensus on what type of working arrangement constitutes… … Wikipedia
contract bridge — [kän′trakt΄] n. a form of bridge, developed from auction bridge, in which only the number of tricks named in the contract may be counted toward a game, additional tricks being counted as a bonus score * * * ▪ 2003 For a sample contract bridge… … Universalium
Contingent owned equipment — (COE) is a term used to describe the equipment owned and brought by United Nations member states to peacekeeping missions. The UN financially reimburses member states for their contributions of COE, and also for the self sustainment services they … Wikipedia
Contingent workforce — A contingent workforce is a provisional group of workers who work for an organization on a non permanent basis, also known as freelancers, independent professionals, temporary contract workers, independent contractors or consultants.[1][2]… … Wikipedia
contingent — In context of liabilities ( liability), those liabilities that do not yet appear on the balance sheet ( i.e. guarantees, supports, lawsuit settlements). For support or recourse, the trigger may occur at any time in the future. Bloomberg Financial … Financial and business terms
Contingent employment (economics) — In economics, contingent employment refers to workers who do not have an implicit or explicit contract for long term employment.[1] Contingent employment generally consists of temporary or part time jobs. See Contingent workforce.[2] Contents 1… … Wikipedia
Contingent beneficiary — A contingent beneficiary on a will or insurance contract is a person who receives the benefits only if predetermined conditions have been met. Until that time, the property interest is regarded as a contingent interest. In the context of an… … Wikipedia
Contract theory — This article is about the economic analysis of contracts. For legal definitions and contract law, see Contract. For a less technical discussion of this topic, see Principal agent problem. In economics, contract theory studies how economic actors… … Wikipedia
Contingent payment sales — In business dealings, transactions often occur that include variables based on future events that can be difficult to ascertain (for example, a company may sell in an amount stock along with a percentage of that company’s net profits.) As these… … Wikipedia