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English
Noun
PO (plural POs)
- Initialism of post office.
- (business) Initialism of purchase order.
- (law enforcement) Initialism of police officer.
- (law enforcement) Initialism of probation officer.
- Initialism of principal officer.
- Abbreviation of playoff.
Adverb
PO (not comparable)
- (pharmacology) Initialism of per os.
Adjective
PO (not comparable)
- (medicine) Initialism of peroral.
Anagrams
Chinese
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from English post.
Pronunciation
Verb
PO
- (chiefly Taiwanese Mandarin, slang) to post online; to upload something online
Synonyms
Derived terms
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɛ ɔ/
- Syllabification: P‧O
Proper noun
PO n or f
- (politics) Initialism of Platforma Obywatelska (“Citizens' Platform (a Polish political party)”).
Further reading
- PO in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- PO in Polish dictionaries at PWN