"off chance" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-off chance.ogg Forms: off chances [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} off chance (plural off chances)
  1. (idiomatic) A possibility that is not likely or probable. Tags: idiomatic Derived forms: on the off chance Translations (possibility that is not likely): малка вероятност (malka verojatnost) [feminine] (Bulgarian), siinä toivossa (Finnish), малая вероятность (malaja verojatnostʹ) [feminine] (Russian)

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