单词 | red herring |
释义 | red herring 1. a smoked herring. 2. something intended to divert attention from the real problem or matter at hand; a misleading clue. 3. Also called red-herring prospectus. Finance. a tentative prospectus circulated by the underwriters of a new issue of stocks or bonds that is pending approval by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission: so called because the front cover of such a prospectus must carry a special notice printed in red. 4. any similar tentative financial prospectus, as one concerning a pending or proposed sale of cooperative or condominium apartments. [1375-1425; late ME] |
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