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. coming before or leading up to the main action, discussion, business, etc.; introductory; prefatory; preparatory. ; from French preliminaire prÃ©liminaire Or Modern latin; praeliminaris From Classical latin- (prae see-) + Pre Classical latin, liminaris of a; threshold from, limen (threshold see). limen