contingency procedure

1. 1.

   an alternative to the normal procedure; triggered if an unusual but anticipated situation arises

   Broaderroutine

Questions about contingency procedure

What does contingency procedure mean?

contingency procedure means "an alternative to the normal procedure; triggered if an unusual but anticipated situation arises".

Is contingency procedure a common word?

contingency procedure is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.