opportunity
English
Etymology
From Middle French opportunité, from Latin opportunitas
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌɒp.əˈtjuː.nɪ.tɪ/, /ˌɒp.əˈt͡ʃuː.nɪ.ti/
- (General American) enPR: ä'pər-to͞oʹnə-tē, IPA(key): /ˌɑpɚˈtunəti/
- Hyphenation: op‧por‧tu‧ni‧ty
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Noun
opportunity (countable and uncountable, plural opportunities)
- A chance for advancement, progress or profit.
- The world is full of opportunities and it's up to me to see them and pursue them.
- A favorable circumstance or occasion.
- Having a holiday is a great opportunity to relax.
- (nonstandard, Euro-English) opportuneness
- The Court questioned the opportunity of introducing these measures in such an uncertain economic climate.
Derived terms
Derived terms
- business opportunity
- equal opportunity
- Land of Opportunity
- opportunity cost
- photo opportunity
- when opportunity knocks
- the ladder of opportunity
Related terms
Translations
chance for advancement, progress or profit
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favorable circumstance or occasion
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Further reading
- opportunity in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- opportunity in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
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