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.
outline. 1. A line marking and shaping the outer form of an object: contour, delineation, profile, silhouette. 2. A preliminary plan or version, as of a written work: draft, rough, skeleton, sketch. To draw up a preliminary plan or version of: adumbrate, block in (or out), draft, rough in (or out), sketch.