pro forma
[ proh fawr-muh ]
/ proʊ ˈfɔr mə /
adjective
according to form; as a matter of form; for the sake of form.
Commerce.
provided in advance of shipment and merely showing the description and quantity of goods shipped without terms of payment: a pro forma invoice.
Accounting.
indicating hypothetical financial figures based on previous business operations for estimate purposes: a pro forma balance sheet.
adverb
as a matter of form: Many of the school assignments appear to be done pro forma.
noun plural pro for·ma, pro for·mas.
a pro forma document.
Also
pro·for·ma
(for defs 2, 3, 5).
Origin of pro forma
First recorded in 1565–75,
pro forma is from the Latin word
prō fōrma
Words nearby pro forma
prm,
prn,
pro,
pro bono,
pro bono publico,
pro forma,
pro forma invoice,
pro memoria,
pro patria,
pro rat. aet.,
pro rata
Example sentences from the Web for pro forma
Normal procedure is that any member country can request that a document be circulated, and the UN does it pro-forma.
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British Dictionary definitions for pro forma
pro forma
/ (ˈprəʊ ˈfɔːmə) /
adjective
prescribing a set form or procedure
adverb
performed in a set manner
Word Origin for pro forma
Latin: for form's sake
Cultural definitions for pro forma
pro forma
[ (proh fawr-muh) ]
Doing something pro forma means satisfying only the minimum requirements of a task and doing it in a perfunctory way: “Her welcoming address was strictly pro forma: you could tell that her mind was a million miles away.” From Latin, meaning “by form.”