As a noun, a prospect is the possibility that something will happen, or a person who might become a customer or candidate. As a verb, to prospect means to search for something valuable, like gold or business opportunities.
From Latin *prospectus* 'a view, outlook', from *prospicere* 'to look forward' (*pro-* 'forward' + *specere* 'to look'). It started with the idea of a view into the distance.
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