prospectus

B2 Topic:Register & Style

US /pɹəˈspɛktəs/ UK /prəˈspɛktəs/ See IPA manual

Freq #37258

Meanings

1

noun
a document describing a proposed project, publication, institution, or business and inviting interest or participation

The publisher circulated a prospectus for the new literary journal.
2

noun
a formal document giving potential investors the information needed to assess an offer of securities

Investors should read the fund's prospectus before buying shares.
3

noun
especially in British English, a catalog describing a school or university and the courses it offers

The university prospectus lists the entry requirements for every degree.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a document describing a... proposal brochure outline

2 noun · a formal document giving... offering documentinvestment memorandum

3 noun · especially in british... course catalogcollege catalog

Word family

Derived forms prospectusless

Related forms prospect proposal catalog investment

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Phrases (1)

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preliminary prospectus
an early prospectus whose contents may change before the final version

Adjective + noun

Etymology

Borrowed through French prospectus from Latin prospectus, 'view, outlook, or distant sight,' from prospicere, 'to look forward.' The document sense developed because a prospectus offers a forward-looking view or outline of something proposed.

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# prospectus

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /pɹəˈspɛktəs/
**IPA (UK):** /prəˈspɛktəs/
**Frequency rank:** 37258

## Meanings
1. a document describing a proposed project, publication, institution, or business and inviting interest or participation
2. a formal document giving potential investors the information needed to assess an offer of securities
3. especially in British English, a catalog describing a school or university and the courses it offers

## Examples
- The publisher circulated a prospectus for the new literary journal.
- Investors should read the fund's prospectus before buying shares.
- The university prospectus lists the entry requirements for every degree.

## Synonyms
- proposal
- brochure
- outline
- offering document
- course catalog

## Derived Forms
- prospectusless

## Related Forms
- prospect
- proposal
- catalog
- investment

## Etymology
Borrowed through French prospectus from Latin prospectus, 'view, outlook, or distant sight,' from prospicere, 'to look forward.' The document sense developed because a prospectus offers a forward-looking view or outline of something proposed.

## Topics
- Register & Style
- General Vocabulary

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