different between opportunity vs outlet

English

Etymology

opportune +? -ity, from Middle French opportunité, from Latin opportunitas

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /??p.??tju?.n?.t?/, /??p.??t??u?.n?.ti/
• (General American) enPR: ä'p?r-to?o?n?-t?, IPA^(key): /??p??tun?ti/
• Hyphenation: op?por?tu?ni?ty

Noun

opportunity (countable and uncountable, plural opportunities)

1. A chance for advancement, progress or profit.
2. A favorable circumstance or occasion.

3. (nonstandard, Euro-English) opportuneness

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Further reading

• opportunity in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• opportunity in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

English

Etymology

out +? let.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?a?tl?t/, /?a?tl?t/

Noun

outlet (plural outlets)

1. A vent or similar passage to allow the escape of something.
2. Something which allows for the release of one's desires.
3. A river that runs out of a lake.
4. A shop that sells the products of a particular manufacturer or supplier.
5. A wall-mounted device such as a socket or receptacle connected to an electrical system at which current is taken to supply utilization equipment or appliances.

Derived terms

• media outlet

Translations

Anagrams

• let out, let-out

Spanish

Etymology

From English outlet.

Noun

outlet m (plural outlets)

1. outlet store