pro
pro /pr'oʊ/ (pros)
1 [N-COUNT]
A pro is a professional. (INFORMAL)
I have enjoyed playing with some of the top pros from Europe and America.
≠ amateur
2 [ADJ] ADJ n
A pro player is a professional sportsman or woman. You can also use pro to refer to sports that are played by professional sportsmen or women. (AM)
...a former college and pro basketball player...
3 [PREP]
If you are pro a particular course of action or belief, you agree with it or support it. (mainly BRIT)
I'm one of the few that's very pro performance-related pay.
= for
≠ anti
4 [PHRASE] PHR after v, oft PHR of -ing/n
The pros and cons of something are its advantages and disadvantages, which you consider carefully so that you can make a sensible decision.
Motherhood has both its pros and cons.pro for|ma /pr'oʊ f'ɔːrmə/
also pro-forma
[ADJ] usu ADJ n
In banking, a company's pro forma balance or earnings are their expected balance or earnings. (BUSINESS)pro ra|ta /pr'oʊ r'ɑːtə, AM - r'eɪtə/
also pro-rata
[ADV] ADV after v
If something is distributed pro rata, it is distributed in proportion to the amount or size of something. (FORMAL)
All part-timers should be paid the same, pro rata, as full-timers doing the same job.
[ADJ] ADJ n
Pro rata is also an adjective.
They are paid their salaries and are entitled to fringe benefits on a pro-rata basis.pro tem /pr'oʊ t'em/
[ADV] n ADV
If someone has a particular position or job pro tem, they have it temporarily. (FORMAL)
...the president pro tem of the California State Senate.quid pro quo (quid pro quos)
[N-COUNT]
A quid pro quo is a gift or advantage that is given to someone in return for something that they have done. (FORMAL)
The statement is emphatic in stating that there must be a quid pro quo...
1 [N-COUNT]
A pro is a professional. (INFORMAL)
I have enjoyed playing with some of the top pros from Europe and America.
≠ amateur
2 [ADJ] ADJ n
A pro player is a professional sportsman or woman. You can also use pro to refer to sports that are played by professional sportsmen or women. (AM)
...a former college and pro basketball player...
3 [PREP]
If you are pro a particular course of action or belief, you agree with it or support it. (mainly BRIT)
I'm one of the few that's very pro performance-related pay.
= for
≠ anti
4 [PHRASE] PHR after v, oft PHR of -ing/n
The pros and cons of something are its advantages and disadvantages, which you consider carefully so that you can make a sensible decision.
Motherhood has both its pros and cons.pro for|ma /pr'oʊ f'ɔːrmə/
also pro-forma
[ADJ] usu ADJ n
In banking, a company's pro forma balance or earnings are their expected balance or earnings. (BUSINESS)pro ra|ta /pr'oʊ r'ɑːtə, AM - r'eɪtə/
also pro-rata
[ADV] ADV after v
If something is distributed pro rata, it is distributed in proportion to the amount or size of something. (FORMAL)
All part-timers should be paid the same, pro rata, as full-timers doing the same job.
[ADJ] ADJ n
Pro rata is also an adjective.
They are paid their salaries and are entitled to fringe benefits on a pro-rata basis.pro tem /pr'oʊ t'em/
[ADV] n ADV
If someone has a particular position or job pro tem, they have it temporarily. (FORMAL)
...the president pro tem of the California State Senate.quid pro quo (quid pro quos)
[N-COUNT]
A quid pro quo is a gift or advantage that is given to someone in return for something that they have done. (FORMAL)
The statement is emphatic in stating that there must be a quid pro quo...