pro ‧ spec ‧ tive AC /prəˈspektɪv/ BrE AmE adjective [only before noun]
1 . prospective employee/candidate/buyer etc someone who is likely to do a particular thing or achieve a particular position
2 . likely to happen:
the prospective costs of providing pensions
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COLLOCATIONS
■ nouns
▪ a prospective employer
Smart appearance is important to most prospective employers.
▪ a prospective employee
A good pension scheme is the benefit most prospective employees look for.
▪ a prospective buyer ( also a prospective purchaser formal )
He said that he had a prospective buyer for the boat.
▪ a prospective customer/client
We are conducting market research among existing and prospective customers.
▪ a prospective candidate
He is the Tory Party's prospective candidate for Oxford East.
▪ a prospective student/pupil
The college will be holding an open day for prospective students.
▪ prospective parents (=people who may have a child in the future. Also used to mean people who may send their child to a particular school.)
Adoption is more complicated than many prospective parents believe.
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Prospective parents are welcome to visit the school at any time.