proforma
10 synonyms for proforma, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — A document sent in advance as a formality rather than as a demand for payment, especially a proforma invoice that sets out what goods or services will cost before they are supplied.
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Synonyms by Meaning
1. noun
A document sent in advance as a formality rather than as a demand for payment, especially a proforma invoice that sets out what goods or services will cost before they are supplied.
“Send them a proforma so they can raise the purchase order.”
2. adjective
Done as a matter of form, or prepared in a standard format rather than reflecting final figures.
“The board's approval was largely pro forma.”
How to use proforma
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Formal and businesslike. Usually written pro forma as two words for the adjective, and proforma as one word for the document, especially in British and Indian business English.
Etymology
From Latin pro forma, "for the sake of form".
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