off chance

See also: offchance and off-chance

English

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Noun

off chance (plural off chances)

(idiomatic) A possibility that is not likely or probable.
He submitted a job application on the off chance that nobody better would.

Derived terms

on the off chance

Translations

possibility that is not likely

Bulgarian: малка вероятност f (malka verojatnost)
Chinese:
Mandarin: please add this translation if you can
Finnish: siinä toivossa
Russian: малая вероятность f (malaja verojatnostʹ)
Spanish: please add this translation if you can

Further reading

“off chance”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.

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