"contingency plan" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: contingency plans [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} contingency plan (plural contingency plans)
  1. An alternative plan to be put into operation if needed, especially in case of emergencies, or if a primary plan fails. Hypernyms: plan, strategy Translations (alternative plan): 應急計劃 (Chinese Mandarin), 应急计划 (yìngjí jìhuà) (Chinese Mandarin), plán B [masculine] (Czech), pohotovostní plán [masculine] (Czech), záložní plán [masculine] (Czech), beredskabsplan [common-gender] (Danish), plan B [neuter] (Dutch), plano B (Esperanto), varasuunnitelma (Finnish), hätäsuunnitelma (Finnish), jatkuvuussuunnitelma (Finnish), plan B [masculine] (French), Plan B [masculine] (German), Notfallplan [masculine] (German), Alternativplan [masculine] (German), Ausweichplan [masculine] (German), vészforgatókönyv (Hungarian), B terv (Hungarian), plean B [masculine] (Irish), plean teagmhais [masculine] (Irish), piano B [masculine] (Italian), plana B [feminine] (Northern Kurdish), beredskapsplan [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), plan B [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), reserveplan [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), plan awaryjny [masculine] (Polish), plan B [masculine] (Polish), plano B [masculine] (Portuguese), запасно́й план (zapasnój plan) [masculine] (Russian), план Б (english: plan B) [masculine] (Russian), запасно́й вариа́нт (zapasnój variánt) [masculine] (Russian), чрезвыча́йный план (črezvyčájnyj plan) (english: contingency plan) [masculine] (Russian), plan B [masculine] (Spanish), beredskapsplan [common-gender] (Swedish), plan B [common-gender] (Swedish), nödplan [common-gender] (Swedish), reservplan [common-gender] (Swedish), alternativplan [common-gender] (Swedish), cynllun at raid [masculine] (Welsh), cynllun wrth gefn [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-contingency_plan-en-noun-teqWpVHI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Mandarin terms with non-redundant manual transliterations Synonyms: plan B, fallback, alternative plan, back-up plan, backup plan, contingency plan, fall-back, fallback, fallback plan, plan B, plan C, recourse

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      "word": "default plan"
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      "word": "main plan"
    },
    {
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      "word": "primary plan"
    },
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          "word": "plan B"
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        {
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          "word": "plan C"
        },
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          "word": "recourse"
        }
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          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "alternative plan",
          "word": "應急計劃"
        },
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          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "yìngjí jìhuà",
          "sense": "alternative plan",
          "word": "应急计划"
        },
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          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "alternative plan",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "plán B"
        },
        {
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "alternative plan",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "pohotovostní plán"
        },
        {
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "alternative plan",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "záložní plán"
        },
        {
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "alternative plan",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "beredskabsplan"
        },
        {
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "alternative plan",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "plan B"
        },
        {
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "alternative plan",
          "word": "plano B"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "alternative plan",
          "word": "varasuunnitelma"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "alternative plan",
          "word": "hätäsuunnitelma"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "alternative plan",
          "word": "jatkuvuussuunnitelma"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "alternative plan",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "plan B"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "alternative plan",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Plan B"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "alternative plan",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Notfallplan"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "alternative plan",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Alternativplan"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "alternative plan",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Ausweichplan"
        },
        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "alternative plan",
          "word": "vészforgatókönyv"
        },
        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "alternative plan",
          "word": "B terv"
        },
        {
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "alternative plan",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "plean B"
        },
        {
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "alternative plan",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "plean teagmhais"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "alternative plan",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "piano B"
        },
        {
          "code": "kmr",
          "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
          "sense": "alternative plan",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "plana B"
        },
        {
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "alternative plan",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "beredskapsplan"
        },
        {
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "alternative plan",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "plan B"
        },
        {
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "alternative plan",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "reserveplan"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "alternative plan",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "plan awaryjny"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "alternative plan",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "plan B"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "alternative plan",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "plano B"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "zapasnój plan",
          "sense": "alternative plan",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "запасно́й план"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "english": "plan B",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "sense": "alternative plan",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "план Б"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "zapasnój variánt",
          "sense": "alternative plan",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "запасно́й вариа́нт"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "english": "contingency plan",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "črezvyčájnyj plan",
          "sense": "alternative plan",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "чрезвыча́йный план"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "alternative plan",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "plan B"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "alternative plan",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "beredskapsplan"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "alternative plan",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "plan B"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "alternative plan",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "nödplan"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "alternative plan",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "reservplan"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "alternative plan",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "alternativplan"
        },
        {
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "alternative plan",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "cynllun at raid"
        },
        {
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "alternative plan",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "cynllun wrth gefn"
        }
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}
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      "word": "main plan"
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        "An alternative plan to be put into operation if needed, especially in case of emergencies, or if a primary plan fails."
      ],
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    {
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      "word": "plan C"
    },
    {
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      "word": "recourse"
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "alternative plan",
      "word": "應急計劃"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "yìngjí jìhuà",
      "sense": "alternative plan",
      "word": "应急计划"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "alternative plan",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "plán B"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "alternative plan",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pohotovostní plán"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "alternative plan",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "záložní plán"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "alternative plan",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "beredskabsplan"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "alternative plan",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "plan B"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "alternative plan",
      "word": "plano B"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "alternative plan",
      "word": "varasuunnitelma"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "alternative plan",
      "word": "hätäsuunnitelma"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "alternative plan",
      "word": "jatkuvuussuunnitelma"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "alternative plan",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "plan B"
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "alternative plan",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Plan B"
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    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "alternative plan",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Notfallplan"
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    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "alternative plan",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Alternativplan"
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    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "alternative plan",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "Ausweichplan"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "alternative plan",
      "word": "vészforgatókönyv"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "alternative plan",
      "word": "B terv"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "alternative plan",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "plean B"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "alternative plan",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "plean teagmhais"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "alternative plan",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "piano B"
    },
    {
      "code": "kmr",
      "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
      "sense": "alternative plan",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "plana B"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "alternative plan",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "beredskapsplan"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "alternative plan",
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      "word": "plan B"
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    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "alternative plan",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "reserveplan"
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    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "alternative plan",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "plan awaryjny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "alternative plan",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "plan B"
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    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "alternative plan",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "plano B"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "zapasnój plan",
      "sense": "alternative plan",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "запасно́й план"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "english": "plan B",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "sense": "alternative plan",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "план Б"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "zapasnój variánt",
      "sense": "alternative plan",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "запасно́й вариа́нт"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "english": "contingency plan",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "črezvyčájnyj plan",
      "sense": "alternative plan",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "чрезвыча́йный план"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "alternative plan",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "plan B"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "alternative plan",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "beredskapsplan"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "alternative plan",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "plan B"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "alternative plan",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
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      "word": "nödplan"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "alternative plan",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "reservplan"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "alternative plan",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "alternativplan"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "alternative plan",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cynllun at raid"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "alternative plan",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cynllun wrth gefn"
    }
  ],
  "word": "contingency plan"
}

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