How Do You Spell WAST CONTINGENT?
Pronunciation: [wɒst kəntˈɪnd͡ʒənt] (IPA) 
The correct spelling of the word "wast contingent" is actually "was contingency." The word "was" is the past tense form of the verb "be" and "contingency" refers to a possible future event or circumstance. The "t" in "was" is pronounced as a glottal stop, which is represented in IPA phonetic transcription as [ʔ]. So, the correct IPA transcription for "was contingency" would be [wɑz kənˈtɪndʒənsi]. It is easy to get the spelling wrong when hearing it spoken quickly.
