To a salesperson, a "prospect" is somebody who might buy something. It carries a sense of possibility. For example, "Don't try to sell your house yourself, you will waste a lot of time showing it to people who aren't really prospects." Or, "I think he's a hot prospect, I will be talking to him again this afternoon and I'm going to try to close the deal."

Hi Terry, A prospect usually means something with potential. You can use prospect as an adjective: prospective. Therefore, if you are looking for one thing in a prospective partner (a potential partner) it might be their smile. Obviously a prospect could mean anything: an investment, a new business...it simply means something with potential! Hope that helps :) Liam