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prospectus

prospectus

11 8.3
A document that tells investors about a company's plan and offers shares for sale
  • noun
  • /prəˈspɛktəs/
  • Formal
translation icon : folleto informativo
  • Why don't you send around a copy of your prospectus to my business manager, so we can begin to draw up some commitment papers.

So every regulator in the world says read the prospectus before you invest.

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Examples

  • If you look at the prospectus, you'll see a very sound business mind, too.

  • In an addendum to the prospectus issued before its IPO, Facebook itself highlighted the advertising issue.

    Blog text (1)
  • It's a prospectus for my new company.

  • And this may surprise you when reading the prospectus, as we have:

    Blog text (30)
  • For example, you could not sell a security without giving a prospectus to the potential buyers.

  • So every regulator in the world says read the prospectus before you invest.

  • Further, every mutual fund must deliver the "prospectus" component of that document to investors prior to or at the time of their investments.

    Academic text (2018)
  • Here's a detailed prospectus with anticipated cash flow and so forth.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • Last month, he started circulating a stock prospectus trying to raise $13,510,000.

    Blog text (19)
  • Before investing, you should carefully read the prospectus, which outlines the company's financial details.

Synonyms

preliminary prospectus
vsprospectus
  • Specialized
8.9

A first draft document telling investors about a planned stock or bond sale that may change

is the formal final offering document used to sell securities to investors
red herring
vsprospectus
  • Formal
9.1

A first version of a company's investor document before final details are set

is the standard offering document not just a filing draft for regulators

Compounds

8.9

A first draft document telling investors about a planned stock or bond sale that may change

How Detailed

report
1.3
prospectus
  • Formal
11 8.3
brochure
120 2.7
flyer
141 2.0

Surface Forms

prospectus singular
prospectuses plural

Morphology

prospectus = prospect (opaque) = prospect + us

The suffix '-us' is a Latin nominal ending not productive in modern English and the document sense is not directly inferable from 'prospect' by an average learner.

Etymology

Prospectus comes from Latin parts pro- 'forward' and specere 'to look', and is related to the English word prospect. That's why a prospectus for investors is a document that shows a company's plans and what may happen in the future.