prospective

English translation: Offers good business prospects

12:26 Nov 30, 2006

English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Business/Commerce (general)

English term or phrase: prospective

This is found in a survey.
The question is "Here is a question regarding "Japan." Which description applies to the image of "Japan"? Please select all that apply."

These are the choices:
...
Advanced
Powerful
Prospective (in terms of business)
...

The text was written by a Japanese. What could prospective possibly mean?

anastasia t (X) KudoZ activity Questions: 306 (5 open) (17 closed without grading) Answers: 145
Local time: 16:45

Selected answer:Offers good business prospects

Explanation:
"prospective" relates to the future. Therefore the survey is probably asking whether Japan offers businesses good opportunities for the future.

Selected response from:

David Wright (X)
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:45

Grading comment

Thank you
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED

3 +6

Offers good business prospects

David Wright (X)

3 +2

see comments below

Paula Vaz-Carreiro

prosperous

TRANZsmart

possible, potential

Hakki Ucar

Discussion entries: 2

Answers

5 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

see comments below

Explanation:
looking towards the future or maybe referring to things anticipated or likely, as in, Japan shows unrealised potential.
HTH

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Note added at 7 mins (2006-11-30 12:33:39 GMT)
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or, Japan still has unrealised potential

Paula Vaz-Carreiro
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Portuguese,

English
PRO pts in category: 4

10 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +6

Offers good business prospects

Explanation:
"prospective" relates to the future. Therefore the survey is probably asking whether Japan offers businesses good opportunities for the future.

David Wright (X)
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:45
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 4

Grading comment

Thank you

7 hrs confidence:

possible, potential

Explanation:
Anticipated for the near future; foreseeing candidate

Example sentence(s):

"the prospective students"; "his prospective bride" "prospective (business) opportunist"

Hakki Ucar
Türkiye
Local time: 11:45
Native speaker of:

Turkish

1 day 8 hrs confidence:

prosperous

Explanation:
Definition: successful in material terms; flourishing in wealth

TRANZsmart
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:45
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English

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