Phrase guide

NPO

noun · phrase · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Initialism of nonprofit organization.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Initialism of near-packaged optics.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

phrase

Meaning 3

"nil per os" (nothing by mouth - nothing may be eaten or drunk).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: medicine, sciences

Examples

  • Near-synonym: parenterally

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: parenterally

Antonyms: PO, mul:per os, peroral

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: vzw — initialism for non-profit organization — see also nonprofit
  • Finnish: YHY — initialism for non-profit organization — see also nonprofit
  • French: ASBL — initialism for non-profit organization — see also nonprofit
  • Italian: onlus — initialism for non-profit organization — see also nonprofit
  • Russian: НКО (NKO) — initialism for non-profit organization — see also nonprofit
  • Ukrainian: НПО (NPO) — initialism for non-profit organization — see also nonprofit