The Unified Business Identifier number, or UBI, is a nine-digit number used by the state of Washington to identify businesses there to local agencies. Businesses in Washington state use a Unified Business Identifier number for filing, taxes and identification with state agencies, according the Washington Secretary of State website.
Definition of preliminary for English Language Learners. : something that comes first in order to prepare for or introduce the main part of something else.
preliminary - something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows; training is a necessary preliminary to employment; drinks were the overture to dinner. prelude, overture. inception, origination, origin - an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events.