pro forma
Americanadjective
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according to form; as a matter of form; for the sake of form.
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Commerce. provided in advance of shipment and merely showing the description and quantity of goods shipped without terms of payment.
a pro forma invoice.
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Accounting. indicating hypothetical financial figures based on previous business operations for estimate purposes.
a pro forma balance sheet.
adverb
noun
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pro forma,
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pro formas
plural
adjective
adverb
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of pro forma
First recorded in 1565–75; from Latin prō formā
Example Sentences
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They didn’t eliminate it per se, but they turned it into a pro forma, symbolic chamber.
From Slate ● Jul. 31, 2026
Devon Energy recently provided its pro forma second-quarter 2026/2026 outlook, which incorporates the Coterra Energy acquisition.
From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026
Adjusted pro forma Ebitda was $142 million in 2025 and $28.7 million in the first quarter.
From Barron's ● Jun. 3, 2026
For the first quarter, pro forma revenue rose by 2.6%, or by more than 5% on a currency-adjusted basis, the company said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026
But once again the doom and gloom was mostly pro forma.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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