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forward adjustment

[ˈfɔrwərd əˈdʒʌstmənt]
nounpl: forward adjustments
ajuste para frente
1. A modification or correction made in advance or in anticipation of future needs or conditions
The company made a forward adjustment to its budget to account for inflation.
A empresa fez um ajuste para frente em seu orçamento para contabilizar a inflação.
2. In accounting or finance, an adjustment applied retroactively to a future period
A forward adjustment was applied to next quarter's financial statements.
Um ajuste para frente foi aplicado aos demonstrativos financeiros do próximo trimestre.
3. In mechanics or engineering, a repositioning or modification directed toward the front or forward direction
The mechanic made a forward adjustment to the vehicle's alignment.
O mecânico fez um ajuste para frente no alinhamento do veículo.
Synonyms
prospective adjustmentadvance adjustmentanticipatory modificationpreemptive correction
Antonyms
backward adjustmentretroactive adjustmentrearward adjustment

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
ajuste para frente
Standard term used in financial and technical contexts
São Paulo
ajuste prospectivo
More formal financial terminology
Portugal
ajuste prospectivo
Preferred in European Portuguese financial contexts

Related Idioms & Phrases

make an adjustment
look forward to
adjustment period
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