PO

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English

Noun

PO (plural POs)

  1. Initialism of post office.
  2. (business) Initialism of purchase order.
  3. (law enforcement) Initialism of police officer.
  4. (law enforcement) Initialism of probation officer.
  5. Initialism of principal officer.
  6. Abbreviation of playoff.

Adverb

PO (not comparable)

  1. (pharmacology) Initialism of per os.

Adjective

PO (not comparable)

  1. (medicine) Initialism of peroral.

Anagrams

Chinese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from English post.

Pronunciation


Verb

PO

  1. (chiefly Taiwanese Mandarin, slang) to post online; to upload something online

Synonyms

Derived terms

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɛ ɔ/
  • (file)
  • Syllabification: P‧O

Proper noun

PO n or f

  1. (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