"red herring prospectus" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: red herring prospectuses [plural], red herring prospectus [plural]
Etymology: So called because of the red disclaimer on its front page. Head templates: {{en-noun|es|red herring prospectus|head=red herring prospectus}} red herring prospectus (plural red herring prospectuses or red herring prospectus)
  1. (finance) A document that must be submitted by the issuing company as part of a public offering of securities. Wikipedia link: red herring prospectus Categories (topical): Finance Synonyms: red herring
    Sense id: en-red_herring_prospectus-en-noun-2FfQsUUT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: business, finance

Inflected forms

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