Dictionary

prospectus en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /pɹəˈspektəs/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
• /pɹəˈspɛktəs/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From French prospectus (“a prospectus”), borrowed from Latin prospectus. Doublet of prospect and prospekt.

Meanings

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 document which describes a proposed endeavor (venture, undertaking), such as a literary work (which one proposes to write).
3. A booklet or other document giving details of a share offer for the benefit of investors.
   • Just in case, Oatly’s prospectus gives it the option of listing in Hong Kong if the foreign ownership becomes a problem in the United States. 2021 May 18, Jack Ewing, Lauren Hirsch, “The Big Money Is Going Vegan”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 28 Aug 2021:
   • 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. 1960 March, J. P. Wilson, E. N. C. Haywood, “The route through the Peak - Derby to Manchester: Part One”, in Trains Illustrated, page 148:

Forms

Deriveds

prospectusless · pathfinder prospectus · red herring prospectus

Translations (27)

cmn 招募說明書 /招募说明书 (document which describes an institution, publication or business) · fi esite (booklet or other document giving details of a share offer) · ru проспект (document which describes an institution, publication or business) · uk проспе́кт (document which describes an institution, publication or business) · hu prospektus (document which describes an institution, publication or business) · de Prospekt (document which describes an institution, publication or business) · hy ազդագիր (document which describes an institution, publication or business) · cmn 簡介文件 /简介文件 (document which describes an institution, publication or business) · id prospektus (document which describes an institution, publication or business) · cmn 宣傳冊 /宣传册 (document which describes an institution, publication or business) · es prospecto (document which describes an institution, publication or business) · fi esite (document which describes an institution, publication or business) · es prospecto (booklet or other document giving details of a share offer) · is kynningarbæklingur (document which describes an institution, publication or business) · ca prospecte (document which describes an institution, publication or business) · bg проспект (document which describes an institution, publication or business) · cmn 計劃書 /计划书 (document which describes a proposed endeavor) · fr prospectus (document which describes an institution, publication or business) · nn prospekt (document which describes an institution, publication or business) · nb prospekt (document which describes an institution, publication or business) · cmn 股份公開說明書 /股份公开说明书 (booklet or other document giving details of a share offer) · es prospecto (document which describes a proposed endeavor) · cmn 招股說明書 /招股说明书 (booklet or other document giving details of a share offer) · hu ismertető (document which describes an institution, publication or business) · fi esite (document which describes a proposed endeavor) · cmn 項目提案 /项目提案 (document which describes a proposed endeavor) · cmn 企劃案 /企划案 (document which describes a proposed endeavor)