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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PRO FORMA

Latin: for form's sake.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PRO FORMA

pro forma  [ˈprəʊ ˈfɔːmə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PRO FORMA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Pro forma can act as an adjective and an adverb.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES PRO FORMA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Pro forma

The term pro forma or adjective "pro-forma" is most often used to describe a practice or document that is provided as a courtesy and/or satisfies minimum requirements, conforms to a norm or doctrine, tends to be performed perfunctorily and/or is considered a formality.

Definition of pro forma in the English dictionary

The definition of pro forma in the dictionary is prescribing a set form or procedure. Other definition of pro forma is performed in a set manner.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PRO FORMA


autotransformer
ˌɔːtəʊtrænsˈfɔːmə
barnstormer
ˈbɑːnstɔːmə
benchwarmer
ˈbɛntʃwɔːmə
conformer
kənˈfɔːmə
counterreformer
ˌkaʊntərɪˈfɔːmə
deformer
dɪˈfɔːmə
dormer
ˈdɔːmə
former
ˈfɔːmə
informer
ɪnˈfɔːmə
korma
ˈkɔːmə
misinformer
ˌmɪsɪnˈfɔːmə
nonperformer
ˌnɒnpəˈfɔːmə
Norma
ˈnɔːmə
performer
pəˈfɔːmə
reformer
rɪˈfɔːmə
sixth-former
ˈsɪksθfɔːmə
stormer
ˈstɔːmə
transformer
trænsˈfɔːmə
trauma
ˈtrɔːmə
warmer
ˈwɔːmə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PRO FORMA

pro
pro bono
pro bono publico
pro forma invoice
pro patria
pro rata
pro tem
pro tempore
pro-abortionist
pro-am
pro-American
pro-ana
pro-British
pro-celeb
pro-celebrity
pro-Chinese
pro-choice
pro-choicer
pro-Communist
pro-European

WORDS THAT END LIKE PRO FORMA

adharma
Bodhidharma
Burma
derma
dharma
herma
hypoderma
karma
kerma
leucoderma
leukoderma
Parma
pharma
pyoderma
qorma
Sanatana Dharma
scleroderma
terra firma
xeroderma

Synonyms and antonyms of pro forma in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «pro forma» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PRO FORMA

Find out the translation of pro forma to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of pro forma from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pro forma» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

备考
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pro forma
570 millions of speakers

English

pro forma
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

नियमानुरूप
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

شكلية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

проформы
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pro forma
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ফর্ম ফর্ম
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pro forma
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pro forma
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Pro-forma-
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

形式上の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

외형
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pro forma
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

pro forma
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சார்பு வடிவம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फॉर्म फॉर्म ए
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

proforma
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pro-forma
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pro forma
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

проформи
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pro forma
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

pro forma
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

pro forma
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

proforma
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

proforma
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pro forma

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PRO FORMA»

The term «pro forma» is regularly used and occupies the 55.879 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PRO FORMA» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «pro forma» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «pro forma» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about pro forma

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PRO FORMA»

Discover the use of pro forma in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pro forma and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Pro Forma: Language, Text, Visual Art
In this three-volume series, editor Jessica Wyman assembles essays that consider the developments and directions of the use of text in visual art, exploring what personal, social or political motivations inspire artists to use text and how ...
Jessica Wyman, 2005
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Financial Management; Principles and Practice
The pro forma forecast for 2007 will be inserted in the second column. As we consider each financial statement item on Esoteric's pro forma statements, we will determine its value by seeing whether management has a target goal or whether a ...
Andrews, 1968
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Wiley CPA Exam Review 2008: Auditing and Attestation
Manual or printed signature of practitioner's firm q. The report should be dated as of the completion of the agreed-upon procedures AT 401 Reporting on Pro Forma Financial Information Overall Objective and Approach—This section presents ...
O. Ray Whittington, Patrick R. Delaney, 2007
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Managing procedures
Resource smoothing 5 Pro-forma 1: Delegation of the Project Manager's duties 8 Pro-forma 2: Delegation of the Supervisor's duties 9 Pro-forma 3: Delegation of the Project Manager's duties - cancellation 10 Pro-forma 4: Delegation of the ...
Bronwyn Mitchell, Barry Trebes, 2005
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Business Analysis with Microsoft Excel
Creating pro forma financial statements is a standard way to forecast a company's financial future. (A pro forma is simply a projection. A pro forma balance sheet, for example, projects assets and liabilities at the end of some future period.) ...
Conrad George Carlberg, 2002
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Entrepreneurship: Theory, Process, and Practice
Pro Forma Statements I The final step in the budget process is the preparation of pro forma statements, which are projections of a firm's financial position during a future period (pro forma income statement) or on a future date (pro forma ...
Donald Kuratko, 2013
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Anatomy of a Business Plan: A Step-by-step Guide to Building ...
Section II: Pro Forma Statements The financial statements that follow are pro forma statements. They show your projections for the future profitability of your business. All business plans must contain the following pro forma statements: >^ Cash ...
Linda Pinson, 2008
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Wiley CPA Examination Review, Outlines and Study Guides
(1) Responsibility for the assumptions (2) Belief that the assumptions are reasonable, that adjustments give effect to the assumptions, and that pro forma column reflects application of those adjustments (3) Belief that significant effects ...
Patrick R. Delaney, O. Ray Whittington, 2012
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Financial Management
These are two commonly used methods for preparing the pro forma profit and loss account — the percent of sales method and the budgeted expense method. Percent of Sales Method The percent of sales method for preparing the pro forma  ...
Prasanna Chandra, 2008
10
Wiley GAAP 2010: Interpretation and Application of Generally ...
This practice has generated controversy and confusion because there is no standard definition for “pro forma earnings.” Different reporting entities can, and have, defined pro forma earnings on a wide range of ad hoc bases, and sometimes a ...
Barry J. Epstein, Ralph Nach, Steven M. Bragg, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PRO FORMA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pro forma is used in the context of the following news items.
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Gerresheimer AG: Gerresheimer will acquire Centor – higher …
9.8x LTM June 2015 EBITA (pro forma). It will be an all cash acquisition which is fully debt financed. A quick deleveraging after the acquisition ... «The Wall Street Transcript, Jul 15»
2
Is Restaurant Brands International Inc. Headed to New All-Time …
Here's a summary of Restaurant Brands' second-quarter earnings results compared to its pro forma results in the same period a year ago. «The Motley Fool Canada, Jul 15»
3
Brixmor Property Group Reports Second Quarter 2015 Results
For the six months ended June 30, 2014 (on a pro forma basis), results include the impact of costs related to the prepayment of debt of $3.0 ... «PR Newswire, Jul 15»
4
Guerbet to double its turnover with the acquisition of Mallinckrodt's …
The pro forma combined sales of Guerbet and the CMDS business were close to €800Min 2014 with a global workforce of around 2,500. «Satellite PR News, Jul 15»
5
BMO Capital's John Kim Explains Why Ventas Is A Healthcare REIT …
Ventas expects to close its Ardent Health Services (hospital) acquisition and CCP REIT spin-out during Q3 2015; with the pro forma NOI shift ... «Benzinga, Jul 15»
6
Bacterin to Purchase the Outstanding Common Stock of X-spine …
Pro forma revenue and EBITDA for the combined company for the 12 months ended December 31, 2014 was approximately $77.5 million and ... «Stockhouse, Jul 15»
7
Fitch Upgrades DIRECTV Holding's IDR to 'A-'; Outlook Stable
Relative to the company's cash (Fitch estimates $10 billion pro forma for DIRECTV), RCF availability and expected FCF, Fitch believes AT&T's ... «Business Wire, Jul 15»
8
Fitch Downgrades William Paterson University (NJ) Revs to 'A+ …
The university's historically positive, though narrowing, operating performance supports adequate liquidity levels and coverage of pro forma ... «Business Wire, Jul 15»
9
Atlantic Power Corporation Completes Redemption of Senior …
Pro forma for the redemption of the Senior Unsecured Notes, the Company's consolidated debt is now approximately $1.1 billion. This has ... «MarketWatch, Jul 15»
10
Listening for the Unheard Voice
Especially when we are trying to convey something true about who we are, blank stares or pro forma responses like, “Uh, huh” and patronizing ... «Patheos, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Pro forma [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/pro-forma>. Apr 2024 ».
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