"prospectus" meaning in English

See prospectus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /pɹəsˈpɛktəs/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-prospectus.wav Forms: prospectuses [plural], prospectus [plural]
Etymology: From French prospectus (“a prospectus”), borrowed from Latin prospectus. Doublet of prospect. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|prospectus|t=a prospectus}} French prospectus (“a prospectus”), {{der|en|la|prospectus}} Latin prospectus, {{doublet|en|prospect}} Doublet of prospect Head templates: {{en-noun|+|prospectus}} prospectus (plural prospectuses or prospectus)
  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. Translations (document which describes an institution, publication or business): ազդագիր (azdagir) (Armenian), проспект (prospekt) [masculine] (Bulgarian), esite (Finnish), prospectus [masculine] (French), Prospekt [masculine] (German), ismertető (Hungarian), kynningarbæklingur [masculine] (Icelandic), prospekt [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), prospekt [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), проспект (prospekt) [masculine] (Russian), prospecto [masculine] (Spanish), проспе́кт (prospékt) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-prospectus-en-noun-WBqNhqQv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 31 28 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 48 27 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 49 30 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 47 30 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 47 30 23 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 50 28 23 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 49 27 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 46 32 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 47 30 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 46 30 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 53 25 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 51 27 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 50 27 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 47 30 23 Disambiguation of 'document which describes an institution, publication or business': 51 33 16
  2. A document which describes a proposed endeavor (venture, undertaking), such as a literary work (which one proposes to write). Translations (document which describes a proposed endeavor): esite (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-prospectus-en-noun-yvvPeeXN Disambiguation of 'document which describes a proposed endeavor': 28 55 17
  3. A booklet or other document giving details of a share offer for the benefit of investors. Translations (booklet or other document giving details of a share offer): esite (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-prospectus-en-noun-7dG27-Cj Disambiguation of 'booklet or other document giving details of a share offer': 24 18 58
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: pathfinder prospectus, red herring prospectus

Inflected forms

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        }
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