pro forma
noun [ C ]
business
specialized uk
/ˌprəʊ ˈfɔː.mə/ us
/ˌproʊ ˈfɔːr.mə/ (also pro forma invoice)Meaning of pro forma in English
(Definition of pro forma from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
pro forma | Business English
ACCOUNTING, FINANCE
Examples of pro forma
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A simple bedside assessment should be used and the findings recorded within the clerking pro forma for stroke patients.
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Four networks (25%) provided approval at a formal meeting, without a pro forma, and the other nine networks (56%) offered approval informally.
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Three networks (19%) requested completion of a pro forma, with a review of the trial at a formal network meeting.
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The interviewer recorded the responses to closed questions on the pro forma, and these responses were analysed quantitatively.
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The bibliographic citations are merely pro forma; the author of neither paper has actually described this technique in print.
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The educational background, economic status, employment status, duration of symptoms, associated medical illness, and history of previous abdominal surgery were recorded on a pro forma.
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The process would then require only one set of information, rather than a different pro forma for each network, and aim to fulfil research governance requirements.
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The allegorical disguise is strictly pro forma, designed to confer mythic stature on the protagonists and elevate the proceedings beyond the level of grubby recent history.
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In view of this escalation, are we condemned to pro forma protests before settling for realism?
It means having a notice board with a proper pro forma in regard to every single train.
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I usually, in common with my colleagues, get a long explanatory letter and the usual pro forma of apology.
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No standard pro forma letter requesting further information and documentation in such cases is in use in the passport offices.
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This is a pro forma letter that has been sent out by activists who are trying to undermine a very valuable service.
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Of the other representations received, 550 were pro forma type protest notes provided or evidently prompted by the patients' doctors.
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I do not know whether it will be an inquiry pro forma, or whether it will give the fullest opportunity for investigation.
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