Dictionary
pros•pect
Pronunciation: (pros'pekt), [key]—
n.
1. Usually,
prospects.
a. an apparent probability of advancement, success, profit, etc.
b. the outlook for the future:
good business prospects.
2. anticipation; expectation; a looking forward.
3. something in view as a source of profit.
4. a potential or likely customer, client, etc.
5. a potential or likely candidate.
6. a view, esp. of scenery; scene.
7. outlook or view over a region or in a particular direction.
8. a mental view or survey, as of a subject or situation.
9. Mining.
a. an apparent indication of ore or native metal.
b. a place giving such indications.
c. a mine working or excavation undertaken in a search for additional ore.
10. Archaic.sight; range of vision.
11. in prospect, under consideration; expected; in view:
He had no other alternative in prospect.
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v.t.
1. to search or explore (a region), as for gold.
2. to work (a mine or claim) experimentally in order to test its value.
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v.i.
to search or explore a region for gold or the like.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
