I wasn't sure what it meant so I looked it up. I gather that it is not yet confirmed. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ –adjective1.dependent for existence, occurrence, character, etc., on something not yet certain; conditional (often fol. by on or upon): Our plans are contingent on the weather. 2.liable to happen or not; uncertain; possible: They had to plan for contingent expenses. 3.happening by chance or without known cause; fortuitous; accidental: contingent occurrences. 4.Logic. (of a proposition) neither logically necessary nor logically impossible, so that its truth or falsity can be established only by sensory observation. –noun5.a quota of troops furnished. 6.any one of the representative groups composing an assemblage: the New York contingent at a national convention. 7.the proportion that falls to one as a share to be contributed or furnished. 8.something contingent; contingency.