Definitions for chances

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chances chance

Spelling: [chans, chahns]

IPA: /tʃæns, tʃɑns/

Chances is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 2 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 3 points.

You can make 123 anagrams from letters in chances (accehns).

Definitions for chances

noun

1. the absence of any cause of events that can be predicted, understood, or controlled: often personified or treated as a positive agency:
2. luck or fortune:
3. a possibility or probability of anything happening:
4. an opportune or favorable time; opportunity:
5. Baseball. an opportunity to field the ball and make a put-out or assist.
6. a risk or hazard:
7. a share or ticket in a lottery or prize drawing:
8. chances, probability:
9. Midland and Southern U.S. a quantity or number (usually followed by of).
10. Archaic. an unfortunate event; mishap.

Idioms

1. by chance, without plan or intent; accidentally:
2. on the chance, in the mild hope or against the possibility:
3. on the off chance, in the very slight hope or against the very slight possibility.

adjective

1. not planned or expected; accidental:

Verb phrases

1. chance on/upon, to come upon by chance; meet unexpectedly:

verb (used with object)

1. to take the chances or risks of; risk (often followed by impersonal it):

verb (used without object)

1. to happen or occur by chance:

Origin of chances

1250-1300; Middle English Old French chance, cheance Vulgar Latin *cadentia a befalling, happening; see cadenza

Examples for chances

Do those things," he said,  "and you'll have half a chance of being successful.

Will you take care of some money for me until I get a chance to deposit it in the savings bank?

At the moment, the only chance I get is when I go do Late Night with Seth Meyers.

He took a cab and was driven to the local branch of his favourite temple of chance.

Without reasons I was sure of, you know, so there could be no chance of any mistake.

And what avails skill in music, if there is no chance to display it?

I had a chance to work with Jean-François Richet, who directed Mesrine.

With chemotherapy, her doctors give her at least an 80 percent chance of survival.

But if she had any such thing I'm sure it was ended, and she'd have jumped at this chance a year ago.

Is there any chance the potential 2016 hopeful will stand up to the right and embrace paid sick leave?