PROSPECTUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does prospectus mean? 

• PROSPECTUS (noun)
  The noun PROSPECTUS has 2 senses:

1. a formal written offer to sell securities (filed with the SEC) that sets forth a plan for a (proposed) business enterprise

2. a catalog listing the courses offered by a college or university

  Familiarity information: PROSPECTUS used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PROSPECTUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A formal written offer to sell securities (filed with the SEC) that sets forth a plan for a (proposed) business enterprise

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Context example:

a prospectus should contain the facts that an investor needs to make an informed decision

Hypernyms ("prospectus" is a kind of...):

offer; offering (something offered (as a proposal or bid))

Sense 2

Meaning:

A catalog listing the courses offered by a college or university

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

course catalog; course catalogue; prospectus

Hypernyms ("prospectus" is a kind of...):

catalog; catalogue (a book or pamphlet containing an enumeration of things)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "prospectus"):

preliminary prospectus; red herring (a first draft of a prospectus; must be clearly marked to indicate that parts may be changed in the final prospectus)