purchase order

/ˌpʌrtʃəs ˌɔrdər/

/ˈpʌtʃɪs ˈɔdə/

Other forms: purchase orders

Definitions of purchase order

1. noun

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

   types:

   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