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Prospectus
//pɹəsˈpɛktəs// noun
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Noun
- 1 A document, distributed to prospective members, investors, buyers, or participants, which describes an institution (such as a university), a publication, or a business and what it has to offer.
- 2 a catalog listing the courses offered by a college or university wordnet
- 3 A document which describes a proposed endeavor (venture, undertaking), such as a literary work (which one proposes to write).
- 4 a formal written offer to sell securities (filed with the SEC) that sets forth a plan for a (proposed) business enterprise wordnet
- 5 A booklet or other document giving details of a share offer for the benefit of investors.
"The Manchester, Buxton, Matlock & Midlands Junction Railway, which was the title of this project, issued its prospectus on May 30, 1845, and announced that "this Company is formed to complete the communication by Railway between Lancashire and the East Districts. [...]". The capital to be raised was £800,000."
Etymology
From French prospectus (“a prospectus”), borrowed from Latin prospectus. Doublet of prospect.
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