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Potential Pəˈtenʃl Adjective Customers/Buyers/Investors/Clients Compiled List Candidates Benefits

Word3 potential
WordType (adjective)
Phonetic /pəˈtenʃl/ /pəˈtenʃl/
Example
  • potential customers/buyers/investors/clients
  • we have compiled a list of 10 potential candidates.
  • the potential benefits of european integration
  • potential risks
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potential

(adjective)/pəˈtenʃl/ /pəˈtenʃl/
  1. that can develop into something or be developed in the future
    • SYNONYM possible
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/possible_2
    • potential customers/buyers/investors/clients
    • We have compiled a list of 10 potential candidates.
    • the potential benefits of European integration
    • potential risks
    • a potential threat
    • the potential impact of the latest surge in oil prices
    • First we need to identify actual and potential problems.
    • Have you looked into the possible side effects of the treatment?
    • a potential prime minister
    • a potential source of conflict

    Word Origin

    • late Middle English: from late Latin potentialis, from potentia ‘power’, from potent- ‘being able’, from the verb posse. The noun dates from the early 19th cent.
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