main chance

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [meyn chans, chahns]
- /meɪn tʃæns, tʃɑns/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [meyn chans, chahns]
- /meɪn tʃæns, tʃɑns/

Definitions of main chance words

noun main chance an opportunity offering the greatest gain: Being ambitious, he always had an eye for the main chance. 1
noun main chance (Obsolete (No longer in use)) A venture which stands the best likelihood of success; a risk; fortune (of a person, country etc.). 0
noun main chance One's primary interest in life; livelihood, especially an opportunity to benefit oneself. 0

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Origin of main chance

First appearance:

before 1570

One of the 33% oldest English words

First recorded in 1570-80

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Parts of speech for Main chance

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Main chance

main chance popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 53% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

main chance usage trend in Literature

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