How to Use prospectus in a Sentence

prospectus

noun
  • The term sheet is the deal’s key terms nestled in a section of the prospectus with borders.
    Ann Rutledge, Forbes, 13 Aug. 2023
  • Plus some other stuff like a very clever satire on the Vietnam war in the form of a prospectus.
    Jennifer Rogers, The Cut, 22 May 2017
  • The prospectus didn’t disclose the number of shares offered or the amount that TuSimple hopes to raise.
    Mike Freeman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Mar. 2021
  • The e-commerce platform filed a prospectus with the Hong Kong exchange.
    Eamon Barrett, Fortune, 5 June 2020
  • The prospectus offers no conclusion about the source of the attacks.
    Jeanne Whalen, Washington Post, 27 Nov. 2019
  • But the prospectus also tells us that the fund’s portfolio turnover rate was high.
    Scott Burns, Dallas News, 15 Jan. 2021
  • The proceeds from the issue will be used to pay back some loans and to open new stores, the company said in a draft prospectus.
    Swansy Afonso, Bloomberg.com, 27 Mar. 2022
  • The club’s real value, the prospectus claimed, lay in its talent.
    New York Times, 2 Apr. 2021
  • Just see page seven of the prospectus, which lays out its argument in a handy chart.
    Lucinda Shen, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2020
  • Ant said in its prospectus that the float will be evenly split between Hong Kong and Shanghai.
    Sherisse Pham, CNN, 22 Oct. 2020
  • According to the current prospectus, even that fund has 3% turnover per year.
    WSJ, 15 June 2018
  • The approval for the draft prospectus of Oyo’s planned $1.2 billion IPO has been pending for almost five months.
    Saritha Rai, Bloomberg.com, 16 Feb. 2022
  • The Hong Kong share sale has drawn seven cornerstone investors that are set to snap up about 38% of the listing, the prospectus shows.
    Filipe Pacheco, Fortune, 7 July 2022
  • The offering is being made only by means of a prospectus.
    Kansas City Star, 11 July 2024
  • Snowflake is valued in the IPO at more than $33 billion based on the outstanding shares listed in its prospectus.
    Crystal Tse, Bloomberg.com, 15 Sep. 2020
  • The deal could value Toast at as much as $18 billion based on the number of outstanding shares listed in the prospectus.
    BostonGlobe.com, 20 Sep. 2021
  • The deal could value Toast at as much as $16.5 billion based on the number of outstanding shares listed in the prospectus.
    BostonGlobe.com, 13 Sep. 2021
  • The company posted a loss of 18.99 billion yuan last year, its prospectus said.
    Stella Yifan Xie, WSJ, 25 June 2018
  • The money will be used to help fund efforts to add new products and build its e-commerce presence, GameStop said in a prospectus.
    Bloomberg Wire, Dallas News, 8 Dec. 2020
  • Then request a prospectus for each investment fund in your plan.
    Ken Fisher, USA TODAY, 25 Mar. 2018
  • Net loss for the latest year stood at $475 million, according to its prospectus.
    Grace Chung, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2021
  • First, the referendum was won on a false prospectus (such as the famous £350m a week for the NHS advertised on the Leavers’ battle bus).
    The Economist, 19 Oct. 2017
  • The city will launch an investment prospectus around the time of the COP26 conference, laying out 10 major projects.
    Sonia Elks, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Sep. 2021
  • The Snapchat prospectus is undoubtedly the first in history to contain the words sexting and poop.
    Daniel Gross, Slate Magazine, 6 Feb. 2017
  • Who knows what else a prospectus would reveal about finances that showed signs of strain during the GameStop debacle.
    Anne Sraders, Fortune, 1 Mar. 2021
  • The website of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange does not currently show a listing prospectus for the company.
    Patrick Frater, Variety, 22 Mar. 2022
  • Ten clients account for one-third of Adyen’s net revenues, according to its prospectus.
    Paul J. Davies, WSJ, 5 June 2018
  • The prospectus for one of the bonds said the proceeds could be used for general corporate purposes.
    Andrea Tan, Bloomberg.com, 18 Jan. 2018
  • The original 2018 prospectus also promised a college and an e-sports arena, as the Times noted.
    Jacob Silverman, The New Republic, 16 Feb. 2021
  • Reddit will also offer Class C shares which have no voting rights, according to the prospectus.
    Peter Cohan, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2024

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