What does opportunity mean?
Definitions for opportunity
ˌɒp ərˈtu nɪ ti, -ˈtyu-op·por·tu·ni·ty
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Princeton's WordNet
opportunity, chancenoun
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
"the holiday gave us the opportunity to visit Washington"; "now is your chance"
GCIDE
Opportunitynoun
Fit or convenient time or situation; a time or place permitting or favorable for the execution of a purpose; a suitable combination of conditions; suitable occasion; chance.
Etymology: [F. opportunit, L. opportunitas. See Opportune.]
Wiktionary
opportunitynoun
a chance for advancement, progress or profit.
opportunitynoun
a favorable circumstance or occasion
Opportunitynoun
a Mars exploration rover that landed January 24, 2004. See wikipedia entry
The Roycroft Dictionary
opportunity
1. The only Knocker that is welcome. 2. Health and a job.
Editors Contribution
opportunity
A possibility to create change and progress in order of priority.
An opportunity presented itself so they listened and did progress and succeed with their collective goal because they knew it was easy, possible and simple.
Submitted by MaryC on February 16, 2020
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'opportunity' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1001
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'opportunity' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1008
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'opportunity' in Nouns Frequency: #244
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of opportunity in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of opportunity in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of opportunity in a Sentence
Long ago we stated the reason for labour organizations. We said that union was essential to give labourers opportunity to deal on an equality with their employers.
There’s now a data stream from light that is going to create opportunity to be more productive.
What we talk about is the one thing we share a belief in, that young people should be given support to get a good education, and by the way more of them should be given the opportunity to become entrepreneurs.
I came to the US a quarter century ago, i never imagined I would still be fighting for the opportunity to become an American citizen 25 years later.
You will continue to see the U.S. market outperform Canada, energy is the wildcard, but it also presents the greatest opportunity. The TSX could rebound with any recovery in energy prices.
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- فرصةArabic
- форсатBashkir
- oportunitatCatalan, Valencian
- šance, příležitostCzech
- GelegenheitGerman
- ευκαιρίαGreek
- okazoEsperanto
- oportunidadSpanish
- võimalusEstonian
- فرصتPersian
- mahdollisuus, tilaisuusFinnish
- occasion, opportunitéFrench
- faill, deisIrish
- oportunidadeGalician
- अवसरHindi
- alkalomHungarian
- kesempatanIndonesian
- occasione, opportunitàItalian
- הִזדַמְנוּתHebrew
- 機会Japanese
- 기회Korean
- opportunitasLatin
- iespējaLatvian
- opportunitàMaltese
- kansDutch
- mulighetNorwegian
- oportunitatOccitan
- sposobność, możliwość, okazjaPolish
- oportunidadePortuguese
- pussaivladadRomansh
- oportunitateRomanian
- шанс, возмо́жностьRussian
- prigoda, prilikaSerbo-Croatian
- tillfälleSwedish
- fursaSwahili
- అవకాశంTelugu
- fırsatTurkish
- געלעגנהייטYiddish
- 機會Chinese
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