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单词 contingency fund
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Definition of contingency fund in English:

contingency fund

noun
  • A reserve of money set aside to cover possible unforeseen future expenses.

    there is a contingency fund within the budget to deal with unexpected legal fees
    Example sentencesExamples
    • So he built a contingency fund into his annual budget - an amount equal to three months' worth of payroll.
    • We have got to raise £30,000 within the next few days as a contingency fund.
    • Work with the pension industry to provide a contingency fund for when schemes fail.
    • In the meantime, funds will be allocated out of the long-range capital plan and will be repaid from the contingency fund when the project is complete.
    • A spokesperson for the Department of Education said repairs were being funded under its contingency fund.
    • The contingency fund is a type of slush fund put aside for touring payments.
    • ‘I believe this money should be used as a nest-egg to set up a special contingency fund to deal with unforeseen problems,’ Mr Mitchell said.
    • Simple maths shows that the deficit will be bigger this year and we no longer have a contingency fund to cover it.
    • Hill recommends setting aside a contingency fund of 20 percent of the estimated project value in the initial stages of building design.
    • I ran through some of the issues he will face, like the need to have a contingency fund in the budget.
    • A spokeswoman said: ‘Councils have to keep a general reserve as a contingency fund.’
    • The zoo, near Winchester, is solely funded by visitor income and donations and is having to rely on a contingency fund to cover animal and staff costs.
    • That money has gone back into a contingency fund.
    • Meanwhile, councillors approved an extra £100,000 to be taken from the contingency fund to plug a budget shortfall caused by winter gritting costs.
    • He explained that the Department advised the Board to set up the contingency fund to cover unexpected spending pressures that might arise during the year.
    • An application to the general contingency fund will need to be made to cover this overspend.
    • Already, some states are salting away current surpluses, and there is a federal contingency fund that could provide some additional money.
    • The small surplus that will be made this year will be used to cut the backlog of requests and provide a contingency fund to deal with any possible shortfall in predicted income.
    • The problem is ameliorated to a degree by building a contingency fund into the structure, but the size of this fund varies a great deal.
    • Trustees will now have to decide whether to use that to mitigate cutbacks, save it as a contingency fund or spend it another way.
 
 

Definition of contingency fund in US English:

contingency fund

nounkənˈtinjənsē fənd
  • A reserve of money set aside to cover possible unforeseen future expenses.

    there is a contingency fund within the budget to deal with unexpected legal fees
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Meanwhile, councillors approved an extra £100,000 to be taken from the contingency fund to plug a budget shortfall caused by winter gritting costs.
    • The zoo, near Winchester, is solely funded by visitor income and donations and is having to rely on a contingency fund to cover animal and staff costs.
    • Simple maths shows that the deficit will be bigger this year and we no longer have a contingency fund to cover it.
    • A spokesperson for the Department of Education said repairs were being funded under its contingency fund.
    • That money has gone back into a contingency fund.
    • Trustees will now have to decide whether to use that to mitigate cutbacks, save it as a contingency fund or spend it another way.
    • The problem is ameliorated to a degree by building a contingency fund into the structure, but the size of this fund varies a great deal.
    • I ran through some of the issues he will face, like the need to have a contingency fund in the budget.
    • The contingency fund is a type of slush fund put aside for touring payments.
    • Already, some states are salting away current surpluses, and there is a federal contingency fund that could provide some additional money.
    • In the meantime, funds will be allocated out of the long-range capital plan and will be repaid from the contingency fund when the project is complete.
    • A spokeswoman said: ‘Councils have to keep a general reserve as a contingency fund.’
    • An application to the general contingency fund will need to be made to cover this overspend.
    • Hill recommends setting aside a contingency fund of 20 percent of the estimated project value in the initial stages of building design.
    • He explained that the Department advised the Board to set up the contingency fund to cover unexpected spending pressures that might arise during the year.
    • The small surplus that will be made this year will be used to cut the backlog of requests and provide a contingency fund to deal with any possible shortfall in predicted income.
    • We have got to raise £30,000 within the next few days as a contingency fund.
    • ‘I believe this money should be used as a nest-egg to set up a special contingency fund to deal with unforeseen problems,’ Mr Mitchell said.
    • So he built a contingency fund into his annual budget - an amount equal to three months' worth of payroll.
    • Work with the pension industry to provide a contingency fund for when schemes fail.
 
 
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