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noun

Usually, prospects.

an apparent probability of advancement, success, profit, etc.

the outlook for the future: good business prospects.

anticipation; expectation; a looking forward.

something in view as a source of profit.

a potential or likely customer, client, etc.

a potential or likely candidate.

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a view, especially of scenery; scene.

outlook or view over a region or in a particular direction.

a mental view or survey, as of a subject or situation.

Mining.

an apparent indication of ore or native metal.

a place giving such indications.

a mine working or excavation undertaken in a search for additional ore.

10.

Archaic. sight; range of vision.

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verb (used with object)

11.

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

12.

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

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verb (used without object)

13.

to search or explore a region for gold or the like.

Idiom

14.

in prospect, under consideration; expected; in view: He had no other alternative in prospect.

Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English prospecte < Latin prōspectus outlook, view. See prospectus

Related forms

pros·pect·less, adjective

pros·pec·tor

[pros-pek-ter, pruh-spek-ter] , noun

non·pros·pect, noun

un·der·pros·pect, noun

Synonyms
6, 7. See view. 7, 8. perspective.

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As universities around the world compete to fill seats, they respond to an increased interest in career prospects.

Fearsome as the prospects of sovereign default are, bankers also fret about the impact of avoiding one.

Many have been driven from the steppe by bad winters, bad luck, and bad prospects.

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As universities around the world compete to fill seats, they respond to an increased interest in career prospects.

Fearsome as the prospects of sovereign default are, bankers also fret about the impact of avoiding one.

Many have been driven from the steppe by bad winters, bad luck, and bad prospects.

They recounted the breakthrough and offered prospects for vaccine, for therapy and for the epidemic.

Macau's prospects changed little over the next two decades.

If confirmed, the findings could heat up the prospects of finding alien life on the chilly moon.

Prospects for upward social mobility and meaningful political reform were nonexistent.

Most define the notion as advancing human endeavors without diminishing prospects for future generations.

Looking for truth and finding lies: the prospects for a nascent neuroimaging of deception.

Turns out that those silly kids do indeed have job prospects out in the real world.

According to these calculations, the prospects for blood-based early detection looked bleak.

Works with faculty leaders, develops and promote program-specific strategies to engage prospects.

Young leatherbacks face bleak prospects even without human threats.

Other renewable energy sources, particularly biofuels for transportation, also have good prospects.

But what that means for the prospects of a worldwide ban is anything but clear.

But the potential is all too real for graduating from a master's program with a degree, debt, and no immediate job prospects.

Prospects for more digs at the thousands of unexplored sites seem daunting.

Solyndra is an edge case when it comes to the prospects for solar power.

Beyond the touchy subject of connectivity, what you see may be the true test of the tablet's prospects.

And for too many professors, that's where their sense of responsibility to their advisees' career prospects seems to stop.

The economic crisis has put many expansion projects on hold, but it has not diminished the long-term prospects for the oil sands.

The present imbalance has led to exaggerated reports of female marriage prospects.

Maybe that's boring to folks who are ready to write down the company's prospects if it doesn't put on the show they want to see.

My income has been reduced by two-thirds and my prospects are dimmer than they were previously.

In contrast, prospects for planets at the galaxy's edge are bleak.

However, one of the tantalizing prospects of biodiesel is the ability for ordinary citizens to create their own fuel.

Panelists discussed the prospects for that conference and what needs to be achieved.

Again, that's probably better for the long-term prospects of a start-up.

Growing optimism over the prospects for the women's apparel business next spring is apparent among resident buying offices.

Now, lured by their better growth prospects and repelled by rich countries' low.

In the neglectful care of such tricksters, a snake's prospects for health are not good.

Floridians raise a ruckus over manatees as biologists weigh prospects for the endangered species' survival.

Second, this optimism about business prospects is being translated into valuations that make suitors hard to resist.

Given that solar power supplies only a tiny share of energy consumed today, prospects for growth are sound.

It's common knowledge that the recession has hurt job prospects for college graduates.

Such a growth agenda won't transform the rich world's prospects.

If you know how you want to focus yourself, you can ask a professor to discuss job prospects with you in that area.

But such figures are cold comfort for younger men who lack marriage prospects in their age groups.

Most departments accept grad students based on their prospects for academic.

Demography may not quite be destiny, but it makes a big difference to countries' economic prospects.

Far outweighing the prospects of beer and familiar terrain, however, was a keen feeling of regret.

He faces a slew of regulations, uncertainty over fish stocks and the prospects of climate change.

Measures that attempt to value a company based on its future prospects are no easy alternative.

There are few prospects for mega-discoveries that could keep up with fast-growing world demand.

As more consumers buy web-enabled mobile phones, the prospects for mobile advertising can only improve.

Some college leaders think parents are more confident about their prospects than they were a year ago.

If the crime leads to prison, future employment prospects fall off a cliff.

If confirmed, the findings could heat up the prospects of finding alien life on the chilly.

But none is really making money, and prospects for doing so are receding.

Scientists are excited about the prospects of physical activity and exercise as anti-Alzheimer strategies for many reasons.

Prospects for the record labels absorbing the entire increase are dim.

The survey also found less-than-rosy job prospects for the rising generation of scholars.

Consumers seem to have been rattled by lower share prices and deteriorating job prospects.

Her vision and prospects of a happy and beautiful world shall forever remain in our hearts.

If you say that, then these kind of scary prospects are going to be seen as even more imminent.

It would be great to hear your thoughts on program rigor and employment prospects upon completion.

Americans are unhappy, and becoming more so, about their country's prospects and politicians' efforts to improve them.

If these folks were living along the rivers, then the conservation prospects for this reserve would be vastly different.

He says he is cautious but enthusiastic about the prospects of apomorphine.

Wal-Mart's prospects do indeed reflect those of the economy at large-but not in the way you might expect.

The prospects of alterantive energy sources always rise and fall on the price of current energy sources.

Zimbabwe has gained a place since last year and, given the current turmoil, could see its prospects worsen again.

The last thing you want to do is have this dog end up in a high kill shelter with no prospects if the dog appears to be friendly.

Intriguingly though the prospects for detecting moons around exoplanets may not be too bad.

Despite all the provisos, the outlook for dividend payouts is clearly crucial to the prospects for the stockmarket.

His focus turned to improving the health, agriculture and innovation prospects for the world's poorest people.

Another is that their long-term prospects remain reasonable, if humble.

But the incredible prospects that this holds is going to drive a lot of innovation.

Prospects in emerging markets will be much brighter, driven by demand for simple financial products.

He hasn't done a jot of campaigning in the past year and his presidential prospects have risen dramatically.

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Word Origin & History

prospect

early 15c., "act of looking into the distance," from L. prospectus "view, outlook," prop. pp. of prospicere "look out on, look forward," from pro- "forward" + specere "look at" (see scope (1)). Meaning "extensive view of the landscape" is from 1530s; transf. sense of "mental

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view or survey" is from 1620s. Sense of "person or thing considered promising" is from 1922. Verbal meaning "explore for gold" is first recorded 1841, from noun sense of "spot giving prospects of ore" (1839). Prospector in this sense is from 1857. Prospects "expectations" is from 1660s.

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"If the children and youth of a nation are afforded opportunity to develop their capacities to the fullest, if they are given the knowledge to understand the world and the wisdom to change it, then the prospects for the future are bright. In contrast, a society which neglects its children, however well it may function in other respects, risks eventual disorganization and demise."

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