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pro·spec·tus    Audio Help   [pruh-spek-tuhs] Pronunciation Key
–noun, plural -tus·es.
1.a document describing the major features of a proposed literary work, project, business venture, etc., in enough detail so that prospective investors, participants, or buyers may evaluate it: Don't buy the new stock offering until you read the prospectus carefully.
2.a brochure or other document describing the major features, attractions, or services of a place, institution, or business to prospective patrons, clients, owners, or members.

[Origin: 1770–80; < L prōspectus outlook, view, equiv. to prōspec-, s. of prōspicere (prō- pro-1 + -spicere, comb. form of specere to look) + -tus suffix of v. action]
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pro·spec·tus    Audio Help   (prə-spěk'təs)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. A formal summary of a proposed venture or project.
  2. A document describing the chief features of something, such as a business, an educational program, or especially a stock offering or mutual fund, for prospective buyers, investors, or participants.


[Latin prōspectus, distant view; see prospect.]

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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
prospectus 
1765, from Fr. prospectus (1723), from L. prospectus "view, outlook" (see prospect).

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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prospectus

noun
1. 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" 
2. a catalog listing the courses offered by a college or university [syn: course catalog

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Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
prospectus [prəˈspektəs] noun
a booklet giving information about a school, organization etc
Arabic: إعْلان مَطبوع، نَشْرَةٌ تِجاريَّه
Chinese (Simplified): (介绍学校、组织等的)小册子,内容说明书
Chinese (Traditional): (介紹學校、組織等的)小冊子,內容說明書
Czech: prospekt
Danish: prospekt; brochure
Dutch: prospectus
Estonian: (reklaam)broðüür
Finnish: tiedote
French: prospectus
German: der Prospekt
Greek: ενημερωτικό φυλλάδιο
Hungarian: prospektus
Icelandic: kynningarbæklingur
Indonesian: prospektus
Italian: prospetto (informativo)*
Japanese: 趣意書
Korean: 요강, 안내서
Latvian: prospekts; reklāmas izdevums
Lithuanian: prospektas, brošiūra
Norwegian: elevguide, studiehåndbok; brosjyre
Polish: prospekt, folder
Portuguese (Brazil): prospecto, folheto
Portuguese (Portugal): folheto informativo
Romanian: prospect; pliant; broşură
Russian: проспект
Slovak: prospekt
Slovenian: prospekt
Spanish: prospecto
Swedish: prospekt, broschyr
Turkish: tanıtma broşürü
See also: prospect, prospector

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary, © 2000-2006 K Dictionaries Ltd.
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Prospectus

1. A formal legal document describing details of a corporation. The prospectus is generally created for a proposed offering (usually an IPO), but they can still be obtained from existing businesses as well. The prospectus includes company facts that are vitally important to potential investors.

2. In this case of mutual funds, a prospectus describes the fund's objectives, history, manager background, and financial statements.

Investopedia Commentary

The prospectus is a document that makes investors aware of the risks of an investment.

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See also: Final Prospectus, Gun Jumping, IPO, Mutual Fund, Public Offering Price (POP), Red Herring

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prospectus
A formal written document relating to a new securities offering that delineates the proposed business plan or the data relevant to an existing business planinformation needed by investors to make educated decisions whether to purchase the security. Theprospectus includes financial data, a précis of the firm's business history, a list of its officers, a description of its operations, and mention of any pending litigation. A prospectus is anabridged version of the firm's registration statement filed with the SEC. See also offering circular,red herring.

What is the most important information to be found in a mutual fund prospectus?

Themutual fund prospectus is a legal document that contains valuable information for the investor. Now, it's easy to make fun of a prospectus. It's boring, and, yes, reading one is a cure for insomnia.But the prospectus is worth a close look, and a lot of investment mistakes could be avoided with a careful reading of the whole text. But several sections should be highlighted. First is the expensetable. All mutual funds have to lay out in a standardized format all the fees associated with owning a fund. If there is a fee to buy and sell a fund, it's there, plus all the ongoing charges imposedby the fund. Thoroughly scrutinize the financial highlights. It's a lot of numbers, but these figures give a reading on how the fund has done over time and in different markets. The investmentobjective section is critical. Is this the kind of fund you are looking for? Is it run, say, to generate dividend income, or is the money manager striving for long-term capital appreciation inhigh-tech stocks? The management page tells you whether the fund is run by an individual or by a committee.

Christopher Farrell, Economics Editor, MinnesotaPublic Radio, heard nationally on Sound Money®

Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms for Today's Investor by David L. Scott.
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Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: pro·spec·tus
Pronunciation: pr&-'spek-t&s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -tus·es/-t&-s&z/
: a preliminary printed statement describing a business or other enterprise and distributed to prospective buyers, investors, or participants; specifically: a description of a new security issue supplied to prospective purchasers and providing a disclosure of detailed information concerning the company's business and financial standing
NOTE: Under the Securities Act of 1933, the prospectus is part of the registration statement that must be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission before a security may be offered orsold to the public. The Securities Act defines prospectus broadly as “any prospectus, notice, circular, advertisement, letter, or communication, written or by radio or television, whichoffers any security for sale or confirms the sale of any security.”

Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Prospectus

Pros"pect\, n. [L. prospectus, fr. prospicere, prospectum, to look forward; pro before, forward + specere, spicere, look, to see: cf. OF. prospect. See Spy, v., and cf. Prospectus.]

1. That which is embraced by eye in vision; the region which the eye overlooks at one time; view; scene; outlook.

His eye discovers unaware The goodly prospect of some foreign land. --Milton.

2. Especially, a picturesque or widely extended view; a landscape; hence, a sketch of a landscape.

I went to Putney . . . to take prospects in crayon. --Evelyn.

3. A position affording a fine view; a lookout. [R.]

Him God beholding from his prospect high. --Milton.

4. Relative position of the front of a building or other structure; face; relative aspect.

And their prospect was toward the south. --Ezek. xl. 44.

5. The act of looking forward; foresight; anticipation; as, a prospect of the future state. --Locke.

Is he a prudent man as to his temporal estate, that lays designs only for a day, without any prospect to, or provision for, the remaining part of life ? --Tillotson.

6. That which is hoped for; ground for hope or expectation; expectation; probable result; as, the prospect of success. "To brighter prospects born." --Cowper.

These swell their prospectsd exalt their pride, When offers are disdain'd, and love deny'd. --Pope.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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