pta

noun

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable)Initialism of parent-teacher association.

   “Faraji, my husband, had been elected co-president of P.S. 307’s P.T.A. along with Benjamin Greene, another black middle-class parent from Bed-Stuy, who also serves on the community education council.”

2. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable)Initialism of phosphotungstic acid.
3. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable)Initialism of prepaid ticket advice: information sent to an airline that a passenger will collect the ticket at the airport (not the same as an e-ticket).
4. (Australia, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable)Initialism of permit to acquire: a form lodged with the police to acquire a specific firearm; the authorisation subsequently acquired.

   “I think that is the most meaningless sections of the law out of the whole thing, PTA for second and subsequent arms. They are likely processing hundreds of thousands of PTA′s weekly for absolutely no demonstratable purpose with tax payer monies.”

   “get your PTA, and then think about spending a few hundred on a more modern .22 and a scope.”

5. (abbreviation, alt-of)Abbreviation of peseta.

name

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of Paul Thomas Anderson, American filmmaker.

   “The result is a film that certainly does amaze, and bears several of the PTA hallmarks: breathtaking confidence, a love of acting and of visual beauty, and an exceptional grasp of the art of storytelling.”

verb

1. (intransitive, rare)To take part in a parent-teacher association.

   “[…] PTAing or marketing or playing bridge or doing God knows what else to fill their days […]”

   “[…] PTAing, Junior Leaguing, and New Eyes For The Needying to do her bit for the tennis program […]”

   “She does the car-pool, she PTAs. / Doctors and dentists, she drives all day.”