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PROSPECTUS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A catalog listing the courses offered by a college or university
Synonyms:
course catalog; course catalogue; prospectus
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
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)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A formal written offer to sell securities (filed with the SEC) that sets forth a plan for a (proposed) business enterprise
Example:
a prospectus should contain the facts that an investor needs to make an informed decision
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("prospectus" is a kind of...):
