pro forma
adjective
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A lot of things are done for the sake of appearances. A teacher might get officially observed and evaluated every three years, even though everyone knows she's terrific and the whole thing is strictly pro forma. A critic might say that an orchestral conductor gave a pro forma performance, since his heart wasn't in it. A business owner might make a pro forma appearance at the funeral of a politician's mother, never having met her but maybe hoping for a favor from her son sometime in the future. In business, pro forma has some special meanings; a pro forma invoice, for example, will list all the items being sent but, unlike a true invoice, won't be an actual bill.
Examples of pro forma in a Sentence
Yash Roy, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
This is why running a solid pro forma is necessary for your investing business to be successful.
—Brenna Carles, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
For the period, Garmin posted pro forma earnings of $1.99 per share on $1.59 billion in revenue.
—Sean Conlon, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2024
Additionally, the production profile of the Assets are highly complementary to the Company's existing portfolio and operational strategy, with low annual production declines of ~9% per year that result in an unchanged consolidated decline rate, pro forma for the Acquisition.
—Charlotte Observer, 10 July 2024
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“Pro forma.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pro%20forma. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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pro forma
adjective
Latin, for the sake of form
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