Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

P.O.

English translation:

Por Orden

Added to glossary by margaret caulfield
Feb 7, 2010 03:54
14 yrs ago
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Spanish term

P.O.

Spanish to English Bus/Financial Business/Commerce (general) correspondence
What is the significance of the abbreviation P.O. when it is by the signature in a Spanish business letter?
Proposed translations (English)
4 +14 Por Orden (see English version below)
Change log

Feb 7, 2010 04:01: Lydia De Jorge changed "Term asked" from "P.O. next to signature in business letter" to "P.O. "

Feb 21, 2010 10:46: margaret caulfield Created KOG entry

Proposed translations

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Por Orden (see English version below)

In other words, the person who puts his/her signature has been authorized to do so by his/her superior.

In English, this is "p.p." = pro persona = on behalf of
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