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pros·pect (prŏśpĕkt́)

[Middle English prospecte, from Latin prōspectus, distant view from past participle of prōspicere, to look out, prō-, forward; see pro–1, + specere, to look at.]

noun 

  1. Something expected; a possibility.
    1. Chances.
    2. Financial expectations, especially of success.
    1. A potential customer, client, or purchaser.
    2. 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.
    1. The location or probable location of a mineral deposit.
    2. An actual or probable mineral deposit.
    3. The mineral yield obtained by working an ore.

verb: -pect·ed, -pect·ing, -pects. 

transitive verb 

To search for or explore (a region) for mineral deposits or oil.

intransitive verb 

To explore for mineral deposits or oil.