opportunity

 
Pronunciation: /ɒpəˈtjuːnɪti/

noun (plural opportunities)

  • a time or set of circumstances that makes it possible to do something: increased opportunities for export the night drive gave us the opportunity of spotting rhinos
  • a chance for employment or promotion: career opportunities in our New York headquarters

Phrases

opportunity knocks

a chance of success occurs: with the right support, opportunity knocks

Origin:

late Middle English: from Old French opportunite, from Latin opportunitas, from opportunus (see opportune)

Spelling help

Remember that opportunity and the related word opportune are spelled with a double p, followed by -or-.