prospect

pros•pect

[[t]ˈprɒs pɛkt[/t]] n.

1) Usu., prospects

a) an apparent probability of advancement, success, profit, etc

b) the outlook for the future:

good business prospects[/ex]

2) anticipation; expectation; a looking forward

3) something in view as a source of profit

4) a potential or likely customer, client, candidate, etc

5) a view, esp. of scenery; scene

6) outlook or view over a region or in a particular direction

7) a mental view or survey, as of a subject

8) min Mining.

a) a place giving indication of a mineral deposit

b) a sample of earth, gravel, etc., to be tested for the presence of such deposit

c) the mineral yielded by such a test

d) a mine working or excavation undertaken in a search for ore

9) min to search or explore (a region), as for gold

10) min to work (a mine or claim) experimentally in order to test its value

11) min to search or explore a region for gold or the like

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- in prospect

Etymology: 1400–50; late ME prospecte < L prōspectus outlook, view. See prospectus pros•pec•tor ˈprɒs pɛk tər, prəˈspɛk- n. syn: See view