PTO

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PTO

proper noun

  1. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of Patent and Trademark Office
  2. United States Patent and Trademark Office.

    Similar: USPTO

noun PTOs

  1. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of parent-teacher organization

    Similar: PTA, parent-teacher association

  2. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of paid time off I'm requesting PTO for this drop, I cannot overstate my excitement. Excellent game series, I'll play them forever.
  3. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of power take-off, a powered shaft for driving auxiliary equipment.
  4. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of pick-to-order In the case of the three strategies MTS, Make-to-Forecast (MTF) and Pick-to-Order (PTO), the allocation of customer orders takes place in the dispatch area. PTO allows the customer to choose from standard items.

phrase

  1. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of please turn over (written at the end of the text on a page to say that it continues overleaf).

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name United States Patent and Trademark Office

FrançaisOffice américain des brevets et marques
DeutschPatentamt n der Vereinigten Staaten von America.

noun Parent Teacher Organization

日本語PTA
DeutschElternvertretung, Elternbeirat, Elternausschuss, Elternpflegschaft

noun powered shaft for driving auxiliary equipment

Españoltoma de fuerza
Françaisprise de force
DeutschZapfwelle

phrase please turn over

FrançaisTSVP

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PTO. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pto

Chicago

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@misc{pto_2026,
  title = {PTO},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pto},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}