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PPS

PPS

2 5.5
An extra note added after a postscript at the end of a letter or message
  • noun
  • /piː piː ɛs/
  • Informal
: posdata adicional
  • A second postscript is a post post scriptum, a PPS.

Examples

  • The final note in the email was a PPS about scheduling the next call.

  • In her letter, she added a PPS to remind him about their upcoming meeting.

  • When Medicare's prospective payment system (PPS) was implemented, hospitals faced the prospect of diminishing reimbursement.

    Academic text (1993)

  • Hospital administrators should anticipate the problems physicians face under the new payment reform and use their experience in coping with Medicare's prospective payment system (PPS) to develop effective solutions.

    Academic text (1993)

  • PPS: Please remember to send the report by Friday. PPS: Don't forget to include the budget details.

Surface Forms

PPS singular
PPS plural

Etymology

PPS is used after P.S. and comes from the idea 'post-postscript', meaning an extra note after the postscript, so a PPS is simply one more short message at the very end of a letter or email.