abbreviation
POA
pee-oh-AY
POA (abbreviation) means Plan of action: an agreed set of steps for dealing with a situation. Example: “Right, what's the POA for tomorrow?”
abbreviation
1
Plan of action: an agreed set of steps for dealing with a situation.
"Right, what's the POA for tomorrow?"
"We need a clear POA before the client call."
2
legal Power of attorney: the legal authority to act on another person's behalf in financial, property or medical matters, or the document granting it.
"His daughter holds POA over his finances."
"She signed a POA before the surgery."
3
chiefly British, commercial Price on application: used in listings and adverts to say the price is not published and must be requested.
"The penthouse is listed at POA."
How to use POA
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishUsually "plan of action" — or, in legal papers, "power of attorney".
When to use it
Sense 1 is informal workplace shorthand. Sense 2 is strictly legal and normally written in capitals. Sense 3 appears mainly in UK property and trade listings.
Memory tip
In a chat message it is a plan; on a signed form it is a legal power.
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Easily confused with
POC →
LPA
Common pairings
what's the POA
lasting POA
durable POA
listed as POA
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Etymology
An initialism; each sense abbreviates a different phrase.
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Rhymes for POA
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What does POA mean in a text or at work?
Plan of action — an informal way of asking what the arrangement or next step is. "What's the POA for Friday?" simply means "what's the plan for Friday?"
What is the difference between POA and a will?
A power of attorney lets someone act for you while you are alive, typically if you become unable to manage your own affairs. A will only takes effect after you die. A POA automatically ends at death, at which point the will and the executor take over.
Why do property adverts say POA?
POA means "price on application": the seller has chosen not to publish a figure, so buyers must contact the agent. It is used for high-value or discreet sales, and sometimes where the price is expected to be negotiated.
What is the meaning of POA?
"POA" (abbreviation) means plan of action: an agreed set of steps for dealing with a situation.
