opportunity
op·por·tu·nity
noun
1.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
- “the holiday gave us the opportunity to visit Washington”
- “now is your chance”
Origin
From opportune + -ity, from Middle French opportunité, from Latin opportūnitās.
Phrases
- business opportunity
- equal opportunity
- golden opportunity
- jump at the opportunity
- ladder of opportunity
- Land of Opportunity
- opportunity class
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