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.
tentative â(comparative more tentative, superlative most tentative) 1  Of or pertaining to a trial or trials; essaying; experimental. 2  Uncertain; subject to future change.  tentativeness.