pro forma

Borrowed from Latin prō fōrmā.

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pro forma (not comparable)

1. 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.
2. Of or relating to a document of form, especially an invoice sent in advance.
3. Showing projected costs, liabilities, etc., especially as a result of an expected action or situation. (of a financial document)

pro forma (not comparable)

1. Undertaken or performed as a perfunctory matter, in the interest of form, or for the sake of politeness.

   He greeted her pro forma.

pro forma (plural pro formas)

1. A document that shows the standard entries of a form or similar document.

• boilerplate
• perfunctory

• marproof, poor farm

Borrowed from Latin prō fōrmā.

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pro forma (indeclinable, predicative only)

1. pro forma

pro forma

1. pro forma

• pro-forma (alternative spelling)

Unadapted borrowing from Latin prō fōrmā (literally “for form”).

• IPA^(key): /pro‿ˈfor.ma/
• Rhymes: -orma
• Hyphenation: pro‧fór‧ma

pro forma (invariable)

1. pro forma (occurring, undertaken, or performed as a perfunctory matter, in the interest of form, or for the sake of formality)

pro forma

1. pro forma (as a perfunctory matter, in the interest of form, or for the sake of politeness)
   • 1884, “Rassegna bibliografica [Bibliographic review]”, in Archivio storico italiano [Italian historical archive], volume 14, Florence: G[iovan] P[ietro] Vieusseux, Edouard Rott: La lutte pour les Alpes, page 73:

     Il Senato in tale occasione si limitò […] a chiedere, pro forma, consigli a Parigi

     On that occasion, the Senate only asked, pro forma, Paris for advice

pro forma m (invariable)

1. formality (something said or done as a matter of form)
   • 1828 April 30, “Inghilterra: Londra 17 aprile”, in Gazzetta di Milano, Camera de' pari, page 2:

     Laonde […] un individuo può prendere il sacramento […] prima della sua elezione, come pro-forma

     Thus, […] an individual can take the sacrament […] before their election, as a formality

• pro forma in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

From prō (“for”) + the ablative singular of fōrma (“form, figure”). Literally meaning "for form" or "for the sake of form".

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈproː ˈfoːr.maː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈprɔː ˈfɔr.ma]

prō fōrmā (not comparable)

1. pro forma, for the sake of form only

   Synonyms: dicis causā, dicis ergō, dicis grātiā

Unadapted borrowing from Latin prō fōrmā.

• IPA^(key): /prɔˈfɔr.ma/

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• Rhymes: -ɔrma
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• Homophone: proforma

pro forma (not comparable, no derived adverb)

1. (idiomatic, literary, postpositive) pro forma (for the sake of form only)

pro forma (not comparable)

1. (idiomatic, literary, postpositive) pro forma (undertaken or performed as a perfunctory matter, in the interest of form, or for the sake of politeness)

• “pro forma I”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “pro forma II”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[2] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “pro forma”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[3] (in Polish)

pro forma (not comparable)

1. pro forma (for the sake of form only)

• “pro forma”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “pro forma”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “pro forma”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)