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Pronunciation / Transliteration: prospektys
"La société a publié son nouveau prospectus financier."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A printed document that advertises or describes a school, commercial enterprise, or book in order to attract customers, members, or investors.
"The university sent a comprehensive prospectus to all prospective students." - 2
A formal legal document required by securities regulations that provides details about an investment offering for sale to the public.
"Investors should carefully read the fund prospectus before committing any capital."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Latin 'prospectus', meaning 'a view, outlook, or prospect', from the verb 'prospicere' (to look forward, from pro- 'forward' + specere 'to look'). In the late 18th century, the term shifted in English to denote a preliminary printed description of a literary work, enterprise, or school, later expanding specifically into financial and corporate contexts to describe a legal document offering securities for sale.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Prospectus" is said worldwide
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prospectus
Transliteration: prospektys
"La société a publié son nouveau prospectus financier."
Prospekt
Transliteration: pʁɔˈspɛkt
"Der Prospekt enthält alle wichtigen Informationen über das Anlageprodukt."
prospetto
Transliteration: proˈspɛt.to
"Il prospetto informativo descrive i rischi dell'investimento."
folleto
Transliteration: foˈʎe.to
"El banco publicó el folleto informativo de la emisión de acciones."
prospeto
Transliteration: pɾɔʃˈpɛ.tu
"O prospeto detalha as condições da oferta pública de aquisição."
विवरणिका
Transliteration: vivaranika
"निवेश करने से पहले विवरणिका को ध्यान से पढ़ें।"
招股说明书
Transliteration: zhāogǔ shuōmíngshū
"这家公司已向监管机构提交了招股说明书。"
투자설명서
Transliteration: tuja seolmyeongseo
"투자자는 반드시 투자설명서를 읽어보아야 합니다."
目論見書
Transliteration: mokuromisho
"投資信託の購入前には目論見書をご確認ください。"
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