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pro- 1
prefix
1 favoring; supporting : pro-choice | pro-life.
2 acting as a substitute or deputy for; on behalf of; for : proconsul | procure.
3 denoting motion forward, out, or away : proceed | propel | prostrate. ORIGIN from Latin pro ‘in front of, on behalf of, instead of, on account of.’

pro- 2
prefix
before in time, place, order, etc. : proactive | prognosis | program.
ORIGIN from Greek pro ‘before.’
PRO
abbreviation
• public relations officer.
• Brit. Public Record Office.

pro 1 |prō|
noun ( pl. pros) informal
a professional, esp. in sports : a tennis pro.
adjective
(of a person or an event) professional : a pro golfer. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: abbreviation.

pro 2
noun ( pl. pros) (usu. pros)
an advantage of something or an argument in favor of a course of action : the pros and cons of joint ownership.
preposition & adverb
in favor of : [as prep. ] they were pro the virtues of individualism.
ORIGIN late Middle English (as a noun): from Latin, literally ‘for, on behalf of.’

pro bono (publico) architects and engineers were all working pro bono for the nonprofit museum | he will act as pro bono advisor to the company: free, gratis, unpaid, unrewarded, unsalaried, free of charge,without charge, for nothing, at no cost, without payment, forthe common good; gratuitous, complimentary, voluntary,volunteer; informal for free, on the house; Brit. informal buckshee.
pro bono publico |prəʊ ˌbɒnəʊ ˈpʊblɪkəʊ, ˌbəʊnəʊ ˈpʌblɪkəʊ|
adverb& adjective
for the public good: [ as adv. ] : the burden they carried pro bono publico.
• (usu. pro bono )chiefly N. Amer.denoting legal workundertaken without charge, especially for a client on low income: [ as adv. ] : the attorneys are representing him pro bono | [as adj. ] : pro bono legal services.
ORIGIN Latin.

pro bono (publico) architects and engineers were all working pro bono for the nonprofit museum | he will act as pro bono advisor to the company: free, gratis, unpaid, unrewarded, unsalaried, free of charge,without charge, for nothing, at no cost, without payment, forthe common good; gratuitous, complimentary, voluntary,volunteer; informal for free, on the house; Brit. informal buckshee.

pro bono publico |prəʊ ˌbɒnəʊ ˈpʊblɪkəʊ, ˌbəʊnəʊ ˈpʌblɪkəʊ|

adverb& adjective

for the public good: [ as adv. ] : the burden they carried pro bono publico.

• (usu. pro bono )chiefly N. Amer.denoting legal workundertaken without charge, especially for a client on low income: [ as adv. ] : the attorneys are representing him pro bono | [as adj. ] : pro bono legal services.

ORIGIN Latin.

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