prospectus
noun
[ prəˈspɛktəs ]
• a printed booklet advertising a school or university to potential parents or students or giving details of a share offer for the benefit of investors.
Similar:
brochure,
description,
announcement,
advertisement,
syllabus,
curriculum,
catalogue,
programme,
list,
scheme,
particulars,
schedule,
outline,
synopsis,
pamphlet,
literature,
Origin:
mid 18th century: from Latin, literally ‘view, prospect’, from the verb prospicere, from pro- ‘forward’ + specere ‘to look’.
