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prospectuses

prospectuses is the plural of prospectus.

Meaning of prospectus

Noun

prospectus (plural prospectuses or prospectus)

  1. 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.
  2. A document which describes a proposed endeavor (venture, undertaking), such as a literary work (which one proposes to write).
  3. A booklet or other document giving details of a share offer for the benefit of investors.
    • The Manchester, Buxton, Matlock & Midlands Junction Railway, which was the title of this project, issued its prospectus on May 30, 1845, and announced that "this Company is formed to complete the communication by Railway between Lancashire and the East Districts. [...]". The capital to be raised...1960 March, J. P. Wilson, E. N. C. Haywood, “The route through the Peak - Derby to Manchester: Part One”, in Trains Illustrated, page 148

Phrases with prospectuses

Questions about prospectuses

What is prospectuses the plural of?
Prospectuses is the plural of prospectus.

Words near prospectuses in the dictionary

  1. prospectlessness
  2. prospector
  3. prospectors
  4. prospects
  5. prospectus
  6. prospectuses
  7. prospectusless
  8. prospekt
  9. prospekts
  10. prospekty
  11. prosper

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