pro forma
pro forma adjective: occurring, undertaken, or performed as a perfunctory matter, in the interest of form, or for the sake of formality.
Adjective
pro forma (not comparable)
- Occurring, undertaken, or performed as a perfunctory matter, in the interest of form, or for the sake of formality.
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:pro forma.
- Of or relating to a document of form, especially an invoice sent in advance.
- Showing projected costs, liabilities, etc., especially as a result of an expected action or situation. (of a financial document)
Adverb
pro forma (not comparable)
- Undertaken or performed as a perfunctory matter, in the interest of form, or for the sake of politeness.
- He greeted her pro forma.
Noun
pro forma (plural pro formas)
pro forma meaning in Tamil and Urdu
pro forma in Tamil
- முறையான படிவம்
pro forma in Urdu
- مرسومہ
Forms of pro forma
| plural | pro formas |
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Origin of pro forma
Borrowed from Latin prō fōrmā.
Questions about pro forma
- What does pro forma mean?
- Pro forma means occurring, undertaken, or performed as a perfunctory matter, in the interest of form, or for the sake of formality.
- What is pro forma in Tamil?
- Pro forma in Tamil is முறையான படிவம். See Pro forma meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is pro forma?
- Pro forma can be an adjective, an adverb or a noun.
Words near pro forma in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: pro forma (page history and authors); pro forma (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); pro forma (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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