PTO
Americanabbreviation
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paid time off; personal time off: a block of hours that combines all of an employee’s paid sick days, personal days, and vacation time.
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parent-teacher organization: an organization made up of parents and teachers at a school that works together to promote mutual understanding and to increase the effectiveness of the educational program.
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Patent and Trademark Office.
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please turn over (a page or leaf). null P.T.O., p.t.o.
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Machinery. power takeoff.
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Example Sentences
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On social media, longtime fans are sharing plans to use PTO to devote their minds and bodies to the flashy, heist-filled new world of “Grand Theft Auto VI.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
The talent pool McKinnon pulls from includes theater managers, retired projectionists, trainees from specialized college programs and even workers in other professions who take PTO for the occasion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
Now, instead of assuming his PTO will go toward childcare, they discuss each instance.
From MarketWatch ● May 13, 2026
I’m paid 25 percent less than I was for my job at Meta, with five annual PTO days and zero paid holidays, and I’m overqualified for the work I do.
From Slate ● Apr. 20, 2026
“A PTO volunteer is needed to supervise the bleachers, please. I’m on the way to retrieve some students now.”
From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina
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