PTOs

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PTOs is the plural of PTO, an initialism with two common meanings.

In workplace contexts, PTO stands for paid time off—vacation, sick days, or personal leave bundled into a single allowance: I have three PTOs left this year.

In mechanical contexts, PTO means power take-off, a shaft that transfers engine power to attached equipment: The tractor's PTO drives the mower.

mechanical

tractor

Agricultural pulling vehicle

agricultural · machinery · torque · gearbox · drive · coupling · equipment · transmission · hydraulic · rotation

leave

vacation

Leisure time away

balance · entitlement · request · approval · holiday · absence · scheduling · rollover · unlimited · benefits

organizational

parent-teacher

Family-school liaison pair

fundraising · committees · involvement · education · community · membership · events · conferences · board · association

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stakeholder involvement

PTOsschool boards

Bodies governing local education

power transfer mechanism

PTOsload

Carried weight or burden

mechanical function

PTOsbrakes

Devices for stopping motion

clutches · disconnects · idler

Phrases
Family

PTO

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