contingency fee

contingency fee
contingency fee
That fee which a person, often a lawyer, is entitled to per agreement upon the successful completion of some action. For example, a lawyer can take on an action for, say, 25% of the proceeds which he would only be entitled to if the action is successful. (Dictionary of Canadian Bankruptcy Terms)

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  • contingency fee — noun a fee that is payable only if the outcome is successful (as for an attorney s services) • Hypernyms: ↑fee * * * contingency fee UK US noun [countable] [singular contingency fee plural contingency f …   Useful english dictionary

  • contingency fee — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms contingency fee : singular contingency fee plural contingency fees a payment for the services of a lawyer that you make only if the lawyer wins in court …   English dictionary

  • contingency fee — noun Date: 1945 a fee for services (as of a lawyer) paid upon successful completion of the services and usually calculated as a percentage of the gain realized for the client called also contingent fee …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • contingency fee. — See contingent fee. * * * …   Universalium

  • contingency fee — con tingency ,fee noun count a payment for the services of a lawyer that you make only if the lawyer wins in court …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • contingency fee. — See contingent fee …   Useful english dictionary

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  • contingency — con·tin·gen·cy /kən tin jən sē/ n pl cies 1: the quality or state of being contingent 2: a contingent event or condition: as a: an event that may but is not certain to occur a contingency that made performance under the contract impossible b …   Law dictionary

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