prospect for promotion
- noun
:
posibilidad de ascenso
- After the restructuring, her prospects for promotion improved significantly within the company.
Examples
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The prospect for promotion looks promising this year.
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She is excited about the prospect for promotion in her job.
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Due to his excellent work performance, John's prospects for promotion were very strong.
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Many employees attend training sessions to enhance their prospects for promotion.
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Her excellent performance this year improved her prospect for promotion within the company.
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He is optimistic about his prospect for promotion after receiving positive feedback from his manager.
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Many employees are discussing their prospect for promotion at the upcoming annual reviews.
Synonyms
How likely an employee is to get a higher job
Antonyms
How Likely
- Jargon
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and compositionally derivable from the parts: 'prospect' = chance or likelihood, 'for' = concerning/regarding, and 'promotion' = advancement in rank. This is a standard noun phrase construction found across languages, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words would readily understand it.
Etymology
Prospect for promotion comes from the simple idea of a prospect as a view of what is ahead and promotion as moving up. Imagine looking up a staircase to the next floor — that view is your 'chance' to move up at work, so prospect for promotion means the 'chance' of getting a higher job.