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.
(lim-in-nay) n. Latin for threshold, a motion made at the start of a trial requesting that the judge rule that certain evidence may not be introduced in trial. This is most common in criminal trials where evidence is subject to constitutional limitations, such as statements made without the Miranda warnings (reading the suspect his/her rights).