prospect

/ˈprɑs·pekt/ n [C/U] (POSSIBILITY)

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› the possibility or likelihood that something will happen: [C] Losing the elections is a prospect that still appears unlikely. [U] She smiled at the prospect of seeing him again. [pl] Prospects (= Chances for success) in the computer industry are excellent.

(Definition of prospect n (POSSIBILITY) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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