scope+(noun)

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• scope — ► NOUN 1) the extent of the area or subject matter that something deals with or to which it is relevant. 2) the opportunity or possibility for doing something. ORIGIN originally denoting a target for shooting at: from Greek skopos target …   English terms dictionary

• scope — noun 1 opportunity ADJECTIVE ▪ full ▪ In her new house she had full scope for her passion for gardening. ▪ ample, considerable, enormous, great, huge …   Collocations dictionary

• scope — UK US /skəʊp/ noun [U] ► the range of things that an activity, company, law, etc. deals with: »large/ambitious in scope beyond/outside the scope of sth »He involved himself in affairs beyond the scope of his job. within the scope of sth »To come… …   Financial and business terms

• scope — I noun ambit, amplitude, area, boundary, bounds, circle, circuit, compass, confines, demesne, expanse, extent, field, latitude, limit, locus, margin, orbit, purview, range, reach, realm, region, room, space, span, sphere, spread, stretch, sweep,… …   Law dictionary

• scope — noun 1) the scope of the investigation Syn: extent, range, breadth, width, reach, sweep, purview, span, horizon; area, sphere, field, realm, compass, orbit, ambit, terms/field of reference, j …   Thesaurus of popular words

• scope — noun 1) the scope of the investigation Syn: extent, range, breadth, reach, sweep, span, area, sphere, realm, compass, orbit, ambit, terms of reference, remit 2) the scope for change is limited …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

• scope creep — noun Frequent and uncontrolled changes in the scope or requirements of a project …   Wiktionary

• -scope — noun combining form Etymology: New Latin scopium, from Greek skopion; akin to Greek skeptesthai means (as an instrument) for viewing or observing < endoscope > < spectroscope > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• -scope — comb. form forming nouns denoting: 1 a device looked at or through (kaleidoscope; telescope). 2 an instrument for observing or showing (gyroscope; oscilloscope). Derivatives: scopic comb. form forming adjectives. Etymology: from or after mod.L… …   Useful english dictionary

• scope — scope1 [ skoup ] noun uncount ** 1. ) the things that a particular activity, organization, subject, etc. deals with: in scope: The new law is limited in scope. beyond/outside the scope of someone/something: These issues are beyond the scope of… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• scope — I UK [skəʊp] / US [skoʊp] noun [uncountable] ** 1) the things that a particular activity, organization, subject, etc deals with in scope: The new law is limited in scope. beyond/outside the scope of someone/something: These issues are beyond the… …   English dictionary