Contingency
Contingency noun - Something upon which the carrying out of an agreement or offer depends.
Usage example: an offer to buy the house, with the contingency that it pass inspection
Need and contingency are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Need" instead a noun "Contingency".
Nearby Words: contingent, contingently
Need
Need noun - A state of being without something necessary, desirable, or useful.
Contingency and need are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Contingency" instead a noun "Need".
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- In the sequel to Tokyo Ghoul, it is revealed that CCG has policies and contingency plans for disposing of the members of the experimental Quinx Squad if need be.
Source: Shoot the Dangerous Minion - Their reasoning is they need it as a contingency in case someone got the designs from reading the Poneglyphs scattered around the world.
- Each side knew that if war broke out, they would need some type of ship to counter all these cruisers, and thus developed "cruiser killer" contingency designs for that event.
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