prospectus

Meanings

1. 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. 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. 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.

Common collocations

• preliminary prospectus Adjective + noun

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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