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UK
/pɹəspˈɛktəs/
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[ US /pɹəˈspɛktəs/ ]
[ US /pɹəˈspɛktəs/ ]
NOUN
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a formal written offer to sell securities (filed with the SEC) that sets forth a plan for a (proposed) business enterprise
a prospectus should contain the facts that an investor needs to make an informed decision - a catalog listing the courses offered by a college or university
How To Use prospectus In A Sentence
- The prospectuses and programs of most American colleges and universities claim to educate for citizenry.
- It is understood Woolworths' analysis of ALH's unaudited figures will show the pub company missed its prospectus forecast in relation to gaming and on-premise liquor revenue.
- Since October 1998, the SEC has required that the prospectus be drafted in "plain English" pursuant to the provisions of Rule 421 of the SEC's General Rules and Regulations. Recently Uploaded Slideshows
- If he is interested, surely he would prefer to read the published prospectus. Sharing the Success - the story of NFC
- Then he busily flicks through the university's Life Sciences prospectus in search of inspiration.
- This prospectus is designed to help you to assess the practical possibilities for study at Edinburgh.
- A false prospectus engendered by intelligence failure and a politically correct desire not to be seen to use military force for the purpose for which it exists. Times, Sunday Times
- Some of the share dealing took place within weeks of expiry of the lock-in period agreed in the offering prospectus.
- For many companies, the summary rule meant "moving from a 40- to 50-page prospectus to a four- or five-page document," says Dana Johnston, a vice president of e-business development at DST Output LLC, a unit of DST Systems Inc., Kansas City, Mo., which distributes literature and keeps records for the mutual-funds industry. Fund Mail: So Much Paper,
- There will need to be an initial prospectus which states the overall aims, content and form of the course.