fair chance

  • 1fair chance — index likelihood, opportunity, probability, prospect (outlook) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 2fair chance — noun a reasonable probability of success • Syn: ↑sporting chance • Hypernyms: ↑probability, ↑chance …

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  • 3fair crack of the whip — A fair opportunity • • • Main Entry: ↑crack fair crack of the whip A reasonable or fair chance given to one to do something properly • • • Main Entry: ↑whip * * * fair crack of the whip see ↑crack, 2 • • • …

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  • 4chance — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 possibility ADJECTIVE ▪ excellent, good, high, real, strong ▪ There is a very real chance that the film will win an award. ▪ decent …

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  • 5fair — fair1 W2S1 [feə US fer] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(reasonable and acceptable)¦ 2¦(treating everyone equally)¦ 3¦(quite large)¦ 4¦(hair/skin)¦ 5¦(according to the rules)¦ 6¦(level of ability)¦ 7¦(weather)¦ 8 have had more than your fair share of something 9… …

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  • 6Fair trade — For other uses, see Fair trade (disambiguation). Fair trade is an organized social movement and market based approach that aims to help producers in developing countries make better trading conditions and promote sustainability. The movement… …

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  • 7fair — fair1 [ fer ] adjective *** ▸ 1 treating all equally ▸ 2 reasonable/morally right ▸ 3 not bad but not very good ▸ 4 pleasant and not raining ▸ 5 light in color ▸ 6 likely to be correct ▸ 7 beautiful ▸ 8 when size etc. is large ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) if …

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  • 8chance — chance1 W1S1 [tʃa:ns US tʃæns] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(possibility)¦ 2¦(opportunity)¦ 3¦(risk)¦ 4¦(likely to succeed)¦ 5¦(luck)¦ 6 stand/have a chance (of something/of doing something) 7 by any chance 8 any chance of ...? 9 be in with a chance …

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  • 9fair — 1. adj., adv., n., & v. adj. 1 just, unbiased, equitable; in accordance with the rules. 2 blond; light or pale in colour or complexion. 3 a of (only) moderate quality or amount; average. b considerable, satisfactory (a fair chance of success). 4… …

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  • 10fair shake — noun : fair chance give the negative side a fair shake S.L.Payne * * * Informal. an equitable opportunity or treatment: The judges promised that every entrant in the contest would get a fair shake. [1820 30, Amer.] * * * fair shake, U.S. Informal …

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