Prospectus - English meaning

noun

A notice or announcement in a public medium promoting a product, service, or event or publicizing a job vacancy.

Usage examples:

Advertisements for alcoholic drinks

noun

A paid notice that tells people about a product or service

Usage examples:

I saw an advertisement for the job in yesterday’s paper.

noun

A picture, sign, etc. that is used to make a product or service known and persuade people to buy it

Usage examples:

An advertisement for sth her first modelling job was in an advertisement for baked beans., place/pu…

noun

A formal public statement about a fact, occurrence, or intention.

Usage examples:

The minister was about to make an announcement

noun

Something that someone says officially, giving information about something

Usage examples:

The president made an unexpected announcement this morning., the announcement of the changes has be…

noun

A small book or magazine containing pictures and information about a product or service.

Usage examples:

A holiday brochure

noun

A complete list of items, typically one in alphabetical or other systematic order.

Usage examples:

The catalogue offered profiles of some social justice ngos from around the world who had been using…

verb

Make a systematic list of (items of the same type).

Usage examples:

It will be some time before the collection is fully catalogued

noun

A book that contains a list of all the products that you can buy from a company, including descriptions and prices for each product

Usage examples:

The auction house produces a catalogue full of colour photographs for each sale, available two week…

noun

The subjects comprising a course of study in a school or college.

Usage examples:

Course components of the school curriculum

noun

All the courses given in a school, college, etc., or a particular course of study in one subject

noun

A spoken or written account of a person, object, or event.

Usage examples:

People who had seen him were able to give a description

noun

A statement or a piece of writing that tells what something or someone is like

Usage examples:

[ c ] your description of della was hilarious., [ u ] boats of every description (= of all types) e…

noun

A number of connected items or names written or printed consecutively, typically one below the other.

Usage examples:

Consult the list of drugs on page 326

verb

Make a list of.

Usage examples:

I have listed four reasons below

noun

An instance of a ship listing to one side.

Usage examples:

The gallery walls are lined with marine ply, angled to give an echo of the list of a ship under sail.

noun

Written works, especially those considered of superior or lasting artistic merit.

Usage examples:

A great work of literature

noun

Writing that has lasting value as art

Usage examples:

The course in english literature covers shakespeare’s plays., the medical literature is full of exa…

noun

All the information relating to a subject, especially information written by specialists

Usage examples:

It's important to keep up-to-date with the literature in your field., studies in technology managem…

noun

A line or set of lines enclosing or indicating the shape of an object in a sketch or diagram.

Usage examples:

The chalked outline of a human body

verb

Draw, trace, or define the outer edge or shape of.

Usage examples:

Her eyes were darkly outlined with kohl

noun

A statement of the main facts, ideas, or items

Usage examples:

The house approved the broad outlines of the president’s budget., she drew the outline of a face., …

noun

A small booklet or leaflet containing information or arguments about a single subject.

Usage examples:

He published a spate of pamphlets on the subjects about which he felt strongly

verb

Distribute pamphlets to.

Usage examples:

A handful of heritage-minded citizens who pamphleted their neighbours

noun

A few sheets of paper folded together to form a thin magazine that contains information or opinions about something

Usage examples:

A voter’s information pamphlet, she wrote the pamphlet, "grow your own vegetables."

noun

A detail.

Usage examples:

He is wrong in every particular

adjective

Used to single out an individual member of a specified group or class.

Usage examples:

The action seems to discriminate against a particular group of companies

adjective

Especially great or intense.

Usage examples:

When handling or checking cash the cashier should exercise particular care

noun

A set of related measures or activities with a particular long-term aim.

Usage examples:

An extensive programme of reforms

verb

Provide (a computer or other machine) with coded instructions for the automatic performance of a task.

Usage examples:

It is a simple matter to program the computer to recognize such symbols

noun

An officially organized system of services, activities, or opportunities that help people achieve something

Usage examples:

There is no graduate training programme for new recruits., a programme to do sth housing market ren…

noun

A plan for carrying out a process or procedure, giving lists of intended events and times.

Usage examples:

We have drawn up an engineering schedule

verb

Arrange or plan (an event) to take place at a particular time.

Usage examples:

The release of the single is scheduled for april

verb

A list of times at which things are planned to occur

noun

A large-scale systematic plan or arrangement for attaining a particular object or putting a particular idea into effect.

Usage examples:

The occupational sick pay scheme

verb

Make plans, especially in a devious way or with intent to do something illegal or wrong.

Usage examples:

Envious of their wealth, he schemed to bring about their downfall

noun

A plan for doing or organizing something

Usage examples:

The committee came up with a creative fundraising scheme., the yellow and white color scheme bright…

noun

The subjects in a course of study or teaching.

Usage examples:

There isn't time to cover the syllabus

noun

A plan showing the subjects or books to be studied in a particular course

noun

A brief summary or general survey of something.

Usage examples:

A synopsis of the insurance cover provided is set out below

noun

A short description of the contents of something such as a film or book