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 âintroduces or âprepares for something âelse: After a few âpolite preliminaries (= âintroductions), we âstated âour âmain âideas and âintentions. The âFrench âteam âfinished first in the âcompetition preliminaries (= the first âpart of the âcompetition).