(finance) A standardized contract, traded on a futures exchange, to buy or sell a standardized quantity of a specified commodity (or financial instrument) of standardized quality at a certain date in the future, at a stated price (the futures price).

(programming) An evaluation strategy in which the arguments to a function are evaluated concurrently with the function body.

plural of futures contract

plural of futures market

prediction market

Capable of surviving changes made in the future; not liable to become outdated.

(transitive) To make ready to meet potential future requirements, or make use of potential future opportunities.

(grammar) The perfective future tense.

Alternative spelling of retrofuturism

plural of future history