Definitions
An opportunity, possibility, risk, or random occurrence.
Word origin
From Middle English chance, cheance, chaunce, cheaunce, a borrowing from Old French cheance (“accident, chance, luck”), from Vulgar Latin *cadentia (“falling”), from Latin cadere (“to fall, to die, to happen, occur”). Doublet of cadence and cadenza.
Used in a sentence
“We had the chance to meet the president last week: we have a good/strong chance of making / to make a profit.”
“There was a fat/slim chance that my letter would arrive in time.”
“If you get the chance, try and catch the new production of "Hamlet."”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer6 curated clues
01“Likelihood of happening”6 letters
02“Opportunity”6 letters
03“Opportunity or risk”6 letters
04“Possibility of success”6 letters
05“Random opportunity”6 letters
06“Possibility”6 letters
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