n.
Pronunciation: pr ə - ' spek-t ə s, prä-
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -tus · es
Etymology: Latin, prospect
Date: 1765
1 : a preliminary printed statement that describes an enterprise (as a business or publication) and that is distributed to prospective buyers, investors, or participants
2 : something (as a statement or situation) that forecasts the course or nature of something