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[Middle English ordre, from Old French, variant of ordene, from Latin ōrdō, ōrdin-.]
orderer or'der·er n.In the expression for the rate of a chemical reaction, the sum of the powers of the concentrations is the overall order of the reaction. For instance, in a reaction
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1. Instrument authorizing payment to someone else, such as a Check or a Draft. Checks are three-party instruments, involving a check writer or Maker the financial institution delivering the funds (the payer bank) and the person receiving the payment. A check is different from a Note such as a Promissory Note, in that a note is a two-party instrument and merely is a promise to pay, not an order to pay; it is not always negotiable, or transferable to a third party. A check, by definition, is a Negotiable Instrument; ownership of a check is transferred by Endorsement. See also Drawee; Drawer; Negotiable Order of Withdrawal (NOW) Account; Payer; Payment Order.
2. trading instructions to a broker or dealer. There are several kinds of orders in futures trading, such as market order, which instructs a floor broker to buy or sell contracts in a specific month. A Limit Order tells the broker to execute an order only if the market reaches or betters that price. An open order is an order that is good until cancelled or executed. A Stop Order tells the broker to buy or sell at the market when a specific price is reached, either above or below the market price when the order was given.
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Idioms beginning with order:
order of the day, the
order someone about
See also apple-pie order; back order; call to order; in order; in short order; just what the doctor ordered; law and order; made to order; marching orders; on order; on the order of; out of order; pecking order; put one's house in order; short order; standing orders; tall order; to order.
Definition: arrangement, organization
Antonyms: confusion, disorder, disorganization, mess, muddle
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Definition: command
Antonyms: answer
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Definition: lawfulness
Antonyms: lawlessness, liberty, license
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Definition: arrange, organize
Antonyms: disorder, disorganize, mess up, mix up, muddle
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Definition: command, authorize
Antonyms: disallow, prevent, rescind
n. 1. an authoritative command, direction, or instruction written, oral, or by signal, which conveys instructions from a superior to a subordinate. In broad terms, an “order” and a “ command” are synonymous, but an order implies discretion as to the details of execution whereas a command does not: the skipper gave the order to abandon ship.
2. equipment or uniform for a specified purpose or of a specified type: drill order.
3. (the order) the position in which a rifle is held after ordering arms. See order arms.
v.1. give an authoritative direction or instruction to do something: she ordered me to leave.
2. command (something) to be done or (someone) to be treated in a particular way: he ordered the anchor dropped.
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1. In Classical architecture, an arrangement of a particular style of column together with the entablature (which it supports) and standardized details, including its base and capital. The Greeks developed the Corinthian order, Doric order, and Ionic order; the Romans added the Composite order and Tuscan order. For each order, the height and spacing of the columns is established in terms of a specified number of diameters of the lower part of the columns; the design of the base and capital is also prescribed. The height of the entablatures is determined by the height of the columns.
2. In masonry, one ring of several around an arch.
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Direction of a court or judge normally made or entered in writing, and not included in a judgment, which determines some point or directs some step in the proceedings.
The decision of a court or judge is made in the form of an order. A court may issue an order after a motion of a party requesting the order, or the court itself may issue an order on its own discretion. For example, courts routinely issue scheduling orders, which set the timetable and procedure for managing a civil lawsuit. More substantive orders, however, typically are made following a motion by one of the parties.
A motion is an application for an order. The granting or denying of a motion is a matter of judicial discretion. When a motion is granted, the moving party (the party who requests the motion) is ordinarily limited to the relief requested in the application. Although no particular form is required, a court order granting a motion should be sufficiently explicit to enable the parties to do whatever is directed. Though a court is not obligated to issue an opinion, in most cases a party is entitled to have the reasons for the decision of the court stated in the order. The order must be consistent with the relief requested in the motion, and it should set forth any conditions on which relief is awarded.
In trial courts the attorney for a party who obtains a favorable ruling usually has the responsibility of writing a proposed order. A copy of the proposed order is furnished to the other party so that he or she can propose amendments to it. It is then presented to the court for settlement and approval. Courts are free, however, to modify proposed orders or to write their own order. Appellate courts routinely write their own orders.
To take effect, an order must be entered, filed, or incorporated into the minutes of the court. An entry or filing must be made with the court administrator within the prescribed time limits.
Aside from scheduling orders and other orders that deal with the administration of a case, there are several general categories of orders. An interlocutory order is an order that does not decide the case but settles some intervening matters relating to it or affords some temporary relief. For example, in a divorce case, a judge will issue an interlocutory order that sets the terms for temporary child support and visitation rights while the case is pending.
A restraining order may be issued upon the filing of an application for an injunction forbidding the defendant to do the threatened act until the court has a hearing on the application. These types of orders are also called temporary restraining orders (TROs), because they are meant to be effective until the court decides whether to order an injunction. For example, if a neighborhood association seeks to prevent a land developer from cutting down a stand of trees, the association would seek an injunction to prevent the cutting and a TRO to forbid the developer from removing the trees before the court holds a hearing. If the association did not request a TRO, the developer could legally cut down the trees and effectively render the injunction request moot.
A final order is one that terminates the action itself or finally decides some matter litigated by the parties. In a civil lawsuit, the plaintiff may make many allegations and legal claims, some of which the court may dispose of during the litigation by the issuance of an order. When the court is ready to completely dispose of the case, it enters a final order. As part of the final order, the court directs that judgment be entered, which authorizes the court administrator to close the case in that court.
The instruction, by a customer to a brokerage, for the purchase or sale of a security with specific conditions.
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(DOD, NATO) A communication, written, oral, or by signal, which conveys instructions from a superior to a subordinate. (DOD only) In a broad sense, the terms "order" and "command" are synonymous. However, an order implies discretion as to the details of execution whereas a command does not.
By a tranquil mind I mean nothing else than a mind well ordered.
— Marcus Aurelius, Source: Meditations
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Quotes:
"Chaos often breeds life, when order breeds habit."
- Henry Brooks Adams
"That man is a creature who needs order yet yearns for change is the creative contradiction at the heart of the laws which structure his conformity and define his deviancy."
- Freda Adler
"Order is a great person's need and their true well being."
- Henri Frederic Amiel
"Order is power."
- Henri Frederic Amiel
"However fiercely opposed one may be to the present order, an old respect for the idea of order itself often prevents people from distinguishing between order and those who stand for order, and leads them in practice to respect individuals under the pretext of respecting order itself."
- Antonin Artaud
"Order marches with weighty and measured strides. Disorder is always in a hurry."
- Napoleon Bonaparte
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In biology, the classification lower than a class and higher than a family. Dogs and cats belong to the order of carnivores; human beings, monkeys, and apes belong to the order of primates. Flies and mosquitoes belong to the same order; so do birch trees and oak trees. (See Linnean classification.)
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A taxonomic category subordinate to a class and superior to a family (or suborder).
Written or verbal directions of a physician or dentist to a nurse or other assistant detailing the care to be given to a patient.

In business or commerce, an order is a stated intention, either spoken or written, to engage in a commercial transaction for specific products or services. From a buyer's point of view it expresses the intention to buy and is called a purchase order. From a seller's point of view it expresses the intention to sell and is referred to as a sales order. When the purchase order of the buyer and the sales order of the seller agree, the orders become a contract between the buyer and seller.
Within an organization, the term order may be used to refer to a work order for manufacturing, a preventive maintenance order, or an order to make repairs to a facility.
In many businesses, orders are used to collect and report costs and revenues according to well-defined purposes. Then it is possible to show for what purposes costs have been incurred.
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Businesses such as retail stores, restaurants and filling stations conduct business with their customers by accepting orders that are spoken or implied by the buyer's actions. Taking a shopping cart of merchandise to a check-out counter is an implied intent to buy the merchandise. Placing a take-out or eat-in order at a restaurant is a spoken purchase order. Putting gasoline in one's tank at a filling station is an implied order. The seller usually expects immediate payment by cash, check or credit card for these purchases, and the seller provides the buyer with a receipt for the payment. In legal terms, this form of business order is an "implied in fact contract".
In commerce, various business documents are used to record the negotiation of an agreement to buy and sell, record the agreement itself, and record compliance with the agreement and closure of the contract. An agreement to buy and sell is a form of contract.
There are five basic requirements for a contract to exist between two parties: agreement, voluntary, consideration, capacity, and legality. A sixth requirement of "in writing" sometimes applies.[1]
The main concern for commercial orders is that there must be agreement (offer and acceptance) for the order to be a contract. Prior to this, businesses often record the details of negotiations by using a request for quotation, request for bid, sales quotation, or sales bid. Quotations are non-binding and part of the negotiation process. A request for bid can be binding or non-binding, depending on the terms of the bid.[citation needed]
Once an agreement or contract is in place, businesses record these as confirmed purchase orders and confirmed sales orders.[citation needed]
| Commerce | Buyer's Action[2] | Seller's Action |
|---|---|---|
| Buyer wanting the product and seller selling the product | Search for vendors (sellers) of the product | Marketing and advertising |
| Check product pricing, availability, specifications, delivery costs | Request for Quotation or Request for Bid | Sales quote or bid created |
| Buyer and seller agree to transaction | Purchase order recorded | Sales order recorded |
| Product is shipped from seller to buyer | Packing slip, pro forma invoice for certain international shipments | |
| Buyer receives product from seller | Packing slip and product is checked with purchase order; product is checked for good condition | |
| Seller sends invoice to buyer | Match packing slip with purchase order and invoice; record purchase in financial accounts under accounts payable | Record sales order in financial accounts under accounts receivable |
| Buyer pays seller | Pay by cash, check or electronic payment; record payment on purchase order | Receive cash, check or electronic payment; record payment on sales order |
In the US, Article 2 of the Uniform Commercial Code covers commercial contracts, and section 2-103 gives definitions of terms under this code.[3] Section 2-106 describes the difference between a present sale (recorded as a sales order) and a sale (recorded as a transfer of title to the buyer).
(1) In this Article unless the context otherwise requires "contract" and "agreement" are limited to those relating to the present or future sale of goods. "Contract for sale" includes both a present sale of goods and a contract to sell goods at a future time. A "sale" consists in the passing of title from the seller to the buyer for a price (Section 2-401). A "present sale" means a sale which is accomplished by the making of the contract.
In their "Advance Monthly Sales for Retail Trade and Food Services", the US Census Bureau publishes estimates of US retail and food services sales.[4] These "sales" are orders that have been filled; payment has been made or is an account receivable. In their "Preliminary Report on Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories and Orders", the US Census Bureau publishes statistics for "new orders", shipments, "unfilled orders" and inventories for manufactured durable goods. This gives an indication whether trade is increasing or decreasing for manufactured durable goods in the US.[5]
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - orden, ro, rækkefølge, stand, rang, ordre, bestilling, kendelse, adgangskort
v. tr. - bestille, ordne, befale, indrette, foreskrive, ordinere
v. intr. - afgive ordrer, afgive bestilling
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Nederlands (Dutch)
bevel, order, bestelling, opdracht, volgorde, inrichting, orde, discipline, ordeteken, klasse, soort, regeling, schikking, formulier, (toegangs) biljet, bevelen, gebieden, ordenen, (rang)schikken, bestellen, aanvragen, regelen, inrichten, tot priester wijden, verordonneren, reserveren, in orde maken
Français (French)
n. - ordre, sens, discipline, consigne, ordres, (Comm) commande, état, état de marche, en règle (documents), procédure, bienvenu (toast), (Mil, Pol) ordre (du jour), (Relig) ordre, (Jur) ordre, (Fin) à l'ordre de, ordre (de Bourse), (GB) Ordre (de la Jarretière), (Mil) ordre, tenue, (Archit) ordre
v. tr. - ordonner, commander, réserver (un taxi) (pour), organiser, classer, mettre (qch) dans l'ordre (des noms)
v. intr. - commander (un repas, etc)
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Deutsch (German)
n. - Ordnung, Befehl, Anordnung, Reihenfolge, Gesellschaftsschicht, Orden, Weihe, Auftrag, Bestellung
v. - beordern, befehlen, anordnen, verordnen, bestellen, ordnen
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Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - τάξη, ευταξία, σειρά, διαδοχή, (κοινωνική κ.λπ.) τάξη, κατηγορία, διαταγή, εντολή, παράγγελμα, παραγγελία, βαθμός, κανονισμός (της βουλής), διάταγμα, (μτφ.) επίπεδο, (αρχιτ.) (αρχιτεκτονικός) ρυθμός, (ζωολ.) υφομοταξία, κατηγορία, (θρησκ.) (θρησκευτικό ή εσωτεριστικό) τάγμα, παράσημο, (στρατ.) διαταγή, προσταγή, παράταξη, (πληθ.) ιεροσύνη
v. - διατάζω, προστάζω, εντέλλομαι, παραγγέλνω, κανονίζω, ρυθμίζω, τακτοποιώ, συγυρίζω, νοικοκυρεύω, ταξινομώ
int. - Ησυχία! Να αποκατασταθεί η τάξη!
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Italiano (Italian)
ordinare, disporre, sistemare, prescrivere, prenotare, ordine, consegna, ordinamento, comandamento, decorazione, disciplina, ordine urgente
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Português (Portuguese)
n. - ordem (f), seqüência (f), norma (f)
v. - ordenar, mandar, encomendar
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Русский (Russian)
упорядочить, приказать, заказать, порядок, орден, состояние, приказ, заказ, ордер
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Español (Spanish)
n. - orden, encargo, mandamiento, mandato, disposición, arreglo, categoría, regla, condecoración, disciplina, pedido, orden religiosa
v. tr. - ordenar, arreglar, disponer, mandar, pedir, encargar
v. intr. - ordenar
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Svenska (Swedish)
n. - ordning(sföljd), system, reda, arbetsordning, ritual, order, orden
v. - befalla, beställa, ordinera, ålägga, ordna upp
int. - (parl) ledamoten håller sig inte till saken (bryter mot ordningen)
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
次序, 命令, 规则, 定购, 指挥, 叫, 下命令, 点菜
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中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 次序, 命令, 規則
v. tr. - 命令, 定購, 指揮, 叫
v. intr. - 下命令, 指揮, 點菜, 定購
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한국어 (Korean)
n. - 순서, 정돈, 서열, 주문, 질서
v. tr. - 정돈하다, 명령하다, 주문하다, 처방하다
v. intr. - 명령하다, 주문하다
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日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 命令, 注文, 注文品, 整頓, 状態, 順序, 順番, 序列, 種類, 秩序, 階級, 聖職, 順位, 整列
v. - 命じる, 注文する, 整頓する, 処理する, 命令する
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العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) أمر, طلبيه (فعل) يأمر, يطلب (نداء) هدوء ! , نظام !
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - סדר, פקודה, הוראה, הזמנה, מין, סוג, מחלקה, מעמד, מסדר דתי, סמל המסדר, סגנון אדריכלי
v. tr. - פקד, הורה על, רשם (תרופה), הזמין (סחורה), ניהל, סידר
v. intr. - פקד, ציווה
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