pro forma
Done for appearance
Pro forma describes something done as a formality or for the sake of form rather than substance.
A pro forma approval is granted as a matter of routine.
In business, pro forma financial statements project hypothetical figures—what results would look like under certain assumptions.
The Latin means "for form's sake."
Preset pattern for reproduction
- boilerplateStandardized reusable text
- standardizedMade uniform across cases
- fill-in-the-blankExercise requiring word insertion
- blankWithout marks or content
specimen · sample · draft · skeleton · outline · checklist · worksheet · placeholder
Strict observance of convention
- perfunctoryDone with minimal effort
- routineRegular sequence of actions
- nominalIn designation only
- tokenRepresentative placeholder
box-ticking · rubber-stamp · cursory · superficial · obligatory · customary · protocol · compliance
Fraudulent imitation
- facadeDeceptive outward appearance
- charadeAbsurd or obvious pretense
- lip serviceInsincere expression of agreement
- nominalIn designation only
superficial · hollow · insincere · symbolic · gesture · appearance · show · guise
Itemized billing statement
- budgetPlan for spending
- projectionSomething that extends outward
- balance sheetAssets-liabilities-equity report
- income statementPeriodic profit-loss report
cashflow · revenue · expenses · profit · loss · assets · liabilities · equity
template
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- boilerplateStandardized reusable text
- standardizedMade uniform across cases
- fill-in-the-blankExercise requiring word insertion
blank · specimen · sample · draft · skeleton · outline · checklist · worksheet · placeholder · generic
formality
Strict observance of convention
- perfunctoryDone with minimal effort
- routineRegular sequence of actions
- nominalIn designation only
token · box-ticking · rubber-stamp · cursory · superficial · obligatory · customary · protocol · compliance · administrative
sham
Fraudulent imitation
- facadeDeceptive outward appearance
- charadeAbsurd or obvious pretense
- lip serviceInsincere expression of agreement
nominal · superficial · hollow · insincere · symbolic · gesture · appearance · show · guise · artifice
invoice
Itemized billing statement
- budgetPlan for spending
- projectionSomething that extends outward
- balance sheetAssets-liabilities-equity report
income statement · cashflow · revenue · expenses · profit · loss · assets · liabilities · equity · valuation
- billingbilling, bill, invoices, payment, invoicing
- financialsincome, profit, earnings, net income, net profit
- sales paperworkinvoice, receipt, sales slip, purchase order, quotation
- half-measuresband-aid, token effort, lip service, stopgap, quick fix
- nominalnominal, titular, figurehead, in name only, token
- Financial Modelsdiscounted cash flow, forecast model, financial modeling, forecast, forecasting
pro formasubstantive
Having real significance
meaningful · substantial · material · significant · consequential