order sth up

— Phrasal Verb with order

/ˈɔːdər/ verb

Definition

informal

› COMMERCE to ask a company, store, manufacturer, etc. to supply goods or services: Universities have ordered up thousands of copies of the new software.

(Definition of order sth up from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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