prospect

/ˈprɑspekt/
verb
  1. To search for valuable minerals, oil, or other resources in the ground.
    • They spent months prospecting for gold in the remote riverbeds.
    • The company is prospecting for oil in the desert region.
    • He learned how to prospect for gemstones from his grandfather.
  2. To search or look for something, especially business opportunities or customers.
    • She spends her mornings prospecting for leads on social media.
    • The sales team is prospecting for new clients in the tech industry.
    • We need to prospect more aggressively to meet our quarterly goals.
Synonyms
noun
  1. The possibility or likelihood of something happening in the future.
    • The job offers good prospects for career growth.
    • There is little prospect of rain this week, so we can plan the picnic.
    • She was excited about the prospect of traveling to Japan.
  2. A person who is likely to become a customer, client, or candidate.
    • The recruiter identified her as a strong prospect for the management position.
    • We have several prospects interested in buying the house.
    • The sales team is meeting with a promising prospect this afternoon.
  3. A wide view of a landscape or scene.
    • The hotel room offers a stunning prospect of the mountains.
    • From the hilltop, we enjoyed a beautiful prospect of the valley below.
    • The painting shows a prospect of the harbor at sunset.
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