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Pro forma
“For the sake of form.”
Legal and business term
Translation
What does “Pro forma” mean?
Pro forma translates as “For the sake of form.”
Done as a formality, or prepared in advance as an estimate – as in a pro forma invoice.
Origin
The story behind it
The phrase is standard in business, accounting and law for documents or acts carried out to meet a formal requirement.
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- For the sake of form.
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