prospectus

/prəˈspektəs/ noun [C]

Definition

› FINANCE, STOCK MARKET a legal document offering a company's shares for sale, and giving details about the company and its activities: An investor should carefully read the fund's prospectus before buying shares in an exchange.

› a small book giving details of a school or college, or of a new business or project: You can read all about the different courses in the university prospectus. a company prospectus → See also pathfinder prospectus

(Definition of prospectus noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)