Definition of "best-case" []

• Most favorable; optimum: "the best-case scenario of a mild recession” ( Business Week). (adjective)

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• "Still, a best-case scenario would be slower-than-normal economic growth of about 2% in the fourth quarter, say many economists."
• "This is a best-case, but not common scenario; you have the right to push and shout."
• "Even in the best-case scenario where an employer avoids trial and prevails on summary judgment, the employer will ring up a legal bill of $100,000 or so."