prospectus

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A formal summary of a proposed venture or project.

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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.

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A printed sketch or plan issued for the purpose of making known the chief features of some proposed enterprise.

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A summary, plan, or scheme of something proposed, affording a prospect of its nature; especially, an exposition of the scheme of an unpublished literary work.

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A document, distributed to prospective members, investors, buyers, or participants, which describes an institution (such as a university), a publication, or a business and what it has to offer.

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A document which describes a proposed endeavor (venture, undertaking), such as a literary work (which one proposes to write).

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a catalog listing the courses offered by a college or university

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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