prospect

(prŏsˈpĕktˌ)

1. Something expected; a possibility.
2. prospects
   a. Chances.
   b. Financial expectations, especially of success.
3. a. A potential customer, client, or purchaser.
   b. A candidate deemed likely to succeed.
4. The direction in which an object, such as a building, faces; an outlook.
5. Something presented to the eye; a scene: a pleasant prospect.
6. The act of surveying or examining.
7. a. The location or probable location of a mineral deposit.
   b. An actual or probable mineral deposit.
   c. The mineral yield obtained by working an ore.