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 noun [C, usually plural]. âº an âevent or âaction that prepares for or âintroduces something: After the greetings and other preliminaries, the âmeeting got down to serious âbusiness. (Definition of preliminary from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary Â© Cambridge University Press).