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.
(plural qualifiers) One who qualifies for something, especially a contestant who qualifies for a stage in a competition. A preliminary stage of a competition. (grammar) A word or phrase, such as an adjective or adverb, that describes or characterizes another word or phrase, such as a noun or verb; a modifier; that adds or subtracts attributes to another. (computing, programming) A marker that qualifies or modifies another code element.