/ prəˈspektəs; NAmE / noun
1.
a book or printed document that gives information about a school, college, etc. in order to advertise it
2.
( business ) a document that gives information about a company's shares before they are offered for sale
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 18th cent.: from Latin , literally view, prospect , from the verb prospicere , from pro- forward + specere to look.