SCOPE

(OPPORTUNITY) [noun] [U] - the opportunity for doing somethingThere is limited scope for further reductions in the workforce.The government is hoping there will be plenty of scope for tax cuts before the next election.This is a large old house with much/considerable scope for improvement.I asked at the job interview whether there would be any scope for me to use my Japanese. [+ to infinitive] -scope (TOOL) [suffix] - used to form nouns that refer to devices for looking at or discovering and measuring thingsa microscopea telescopea stethoscope