"TK" meaning in English

See TK in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: Phonetic initialism, with "TK" chosen over "TC" because scarcely any English words contain the sequence "tk," making it easily searchable. Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} TK (not comparable)
  1. (publishing) Abbreviation of to come (used as a placeholder for information to be filled in before publication). Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable Alternative form of: to come (extra: used as a placeholder for information to be filled in before publication)
    Sense id: en-TK-en-adj-VD3Krqau Categories (other): Publishing, Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries, English entries with incorrect language header, English words spelled without vowels Disambiguation of Pages with 7 entries: 38 2 1 10 25 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 39 1 0 9 25 25 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 91 9 Disambiguation of English words spelled without vowels: 68 32 Topics: media, publishing

Noun

Etymology: Phonetic initialism, with "TK" chosen over "TC" because scarcely any English words contain the sequence "tk," making it easily searchable. Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} TK
  1. Initialism of transitional kindergarten. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: transitional kindergarten
    Sense id: en-TK-en-noun-bNJ6TDNG
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          "ref": "2018 June 2, Avi Selk, “Everything you need to know about Trump’s big envelope from Kim Jong Un and the hope for world peace”, in The Washington Post:",
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