Fu″ture (?), n. [Cf. F. futur. See Future, a.]
1. Time to come; time subsequent to the present (as, the future shall be as the present); collectively, events that are to happen in time to come. “Lay the future open.” Shak.
2. The possibilities of the future; — used especially of prospective success or advancement; as, he had great future before him.
3. (Gram.) A future tense.
To deal in futures, to speculate on the future values of merchandise or stocks.