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  • -ote
    -ote
    a suffix forming singular nouns that correspond to the plural taxonomic suffix -ota: eukaryote .
  • OTE
    OTE
    abbreviation
    on-target earnings: referring to the salary a salesperson should be able to achieve

-ote

American  
  1. a suffix forming singular nouns that correspond to the plural taxonomic suffix -ota: eukaryote .


OTE British  

abbreviation

  1. on-target earnings: referring to the salary a salesperson should be able to achieve

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of -ote

< Greek -ōtos; see -ota

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The NBA gathered this week for its annual scouting combine in Chicago, with a few OTE players participating.

From Los Angeles Times May 19, 2022

The 26 players who formed the inaugural OTE class were divided into three teams and played a full schedule against prep schools and each other.

From Seattle Times May 19, 2022

The OTE show court has room for more than 1,200 fans, but its most rabid following stems from those nowhere close to the building because this arena is engineered to be optimized for social media.

From Los Angeles Times May 19, 2022

Photo by Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images Up until now, those functions, known as OTE, have mostly been handled by the Air Force Space Command, a division within the Air Force.

From The Verge Dec. 11, 2019

An enlarged subscriber base would also help to compete with Cosmote, a unit of Hellenic Telecommunications Organization SA, the operator known as OTE.

From BusinessWeek Aug. 30, 2011

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