We found 2 definitions of purchase order from 2 different sources.
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purchase order - a commercial document used to request someone to supply something in return for payment and providing specifications and quantities; "IBM received an order for a hundred computers" | ||
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commercial document, commercial instrument a document of or relating to commerce | ||
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; "he's the one who sends out all the new orders and reorders" | ||
stop-loss order, stop 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 |