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purchase order

DEFINITIONS OF: purchase order

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n a commercial document used to request someone to supply something in return for payment and providing specifications and quantities

Synonyms:
order
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bill-me order, credit order
an order that is received without payment; requires billing at a later date
indent
an order for goods to be exported or imported
market order
an order to a broker to sell or buy stocks or commodities at the prevailing market price
production order
an order that initiates the manufacturing process
reorder
a repeated order for the same merchandise
stop order, stop-loss order
an order to a broker to sell (buy) when the price of a security falls (rises) to a designated level
stop payment
a depositor's order to a bank to refuse payment on a check
mail order
a purchase negotiated by mail
open account
an unpaid credit order
Type of:
commercial document, commercial instrument
a document of or relating to commerce
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