Formed from the initial letters of several unrelated English expressions. Please turn over is established in British written use, while paid time off became common in American workplace language. The same initials also shorten Parent-Teacher Organization and power take-off.
Paid leave from work
workplace
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Paid time off, an American workplace benefit that lets an employee be absent while continuing to receive pay, often combining vacation, personal, and sick days.
Examples
- I used two days of PTO after the holiday.
- Does unused PTO carry over into next year?
- Her manager approved the PTO request this morning.
- We cannot take PTO during the year-end shutdown.
- The job includes twenty days of PTO.
Similar words
paid leave
paid vacation
annual leave
leave
School parent group
education
neutral
Parent-Teacher Organization, mainly in the United States, a group of parents and school staff who support a school through meetings, events, and fundraising.
Examples
- The PTO is raising money for a new playground.
- Will you join the PTO meeting on Thursday?
- Our PTO organized a welcome night for new families.
- The school does not require parents to join the PTO.
- She was elected president of the PTO last spring.
Similar words
parent-teacher association
PTA
parent group
Instruction to turn the page
writing
neutral
Please turn over, a mainly British note placed at the bottom of a page to show that writing continues on the other side.
Examples
- The note ended with PTO, so I checked the back.
- Write PTO at the bottom if your letter continues.
- I missed the instructions because I did not notice PTO.
- Why has she written PTO beside her signature?
- There was a small PTO in the lower-right corner.
Similar words
please turn over
overleaf
continued over