PRO

1. Public Record Office
2. Public relations officer

pro¹ /prō/

In favour

In favour of

1. Someone who favours or votes for some proposal
2. A reason or argument in favour

pro and con adverb

(L prō et contrā) for and against

transitive verb and intransitive verb (proˈing and connˈing or pro-and-connˈing; pro'd and conned, con'd or pro-and-connedˈ)

To consider or discuss for and against

pros and cons

Reasons or arguments for and against

pro² /prō/

A contraction of professional (golfer, cricketer, actor, etc; see under profession¹), of probationary (nurse; see under probation), and of prostitute

Of or relating to a pro or pros

proˈ-amˈ adjective

(of eg a golf tournament) involving both professionals and amateurs (also noun)

pro-celebˈrity adjective

(of eg a golf tournament) involving professionals and celebrities

pro³ /prō/ (Latin)

For

pro-forma /-förˈmə/ adjective

1. As a matter of form (also adverb)
2. (of an account, etc) made out to show the market price of specified goods
3. With goods being paid for before dispatch

noun

1. (also pro forma) a pro-forma invoice
2. Loosely, an official form or record for completion

pro aris et focis /ārˈēz et fōˈsēz or ärˈēs et fōˈkēs/

1. For altars and firesides
2. For the sake of one's religion and one's home

pro bono publico /boˈnō pubˈli-kō or bōˈnō pŭˈbli-kō/

For the public good (often shortened to pro bono)

pro forma /förˈmə or fōrˈmä/

As a matter of form

pro hac vice /hak vīˈsē, wēˈke or vēˈke/

For this turn or occasion

pro indiviso /in-di-vīˈsō, -zō or in-dē-wēˈsō, -vēˈ/

1. As undivided
2. Applied to rights which two or more persons hold in common (law)

pro memoria /mə-mōrˈi-ə, -mörˈ or me-mōˈri-ä/

For a memorial

pro patria /pāˈtri-ə or päˈtri-ä/

For one's country

pro rata /rāˈtə or räˈtä/

In proportion

pro re nata /rē nāˈtə or rā näˈtä/

For a special emergency, as the need arises or circumstances dictate

pro tanto /tanˈtō/

For so much

pro tempore /temˈpə-rē or temˈpo-re/

For the time being

pro-¹ /prō-/ (Latin)

1. (1) occurring as an etymological element with the senses before (in place or time), forward, forth, publicly
2. As a living prefix (2) denoting instead of, in place of, acting on behalf of, as in pro-chancellor
3. (3) denoting tending to cause
4. (4) denoting in favour of, supporting, backing, as in pro-American, pro-European, pro-privatization, pro-conservation

pro-choiceˈ adjective

(denoting the lobby) upholding or supporting the right of a woman to have an abortion

pro-choiˈcer noun

pro-lifeˈ adjective

(denoting the lobby) opposing abortion, euthanasia and experimentation on human embryos

pro-liˈfer noun

pro-marketeerˈ noun

A person in favour of Britan's entry into, or continued membership of, the European Single Market

pro-² /prō-/ (Greek)

1. Denoting before (in time or place)
2. Earlier than
3. In front of
4. The front part of
5. Primitive
6. Rudimentary

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