purchase order

noun [C] ACCOUNTING

Definition

› a document that asks a company to supply goods or services, and that gives details such as the price to be paid and the method and date of payment: Orders will be shipped to the delivery address specified on the purchase order.

(Definition of purchase order noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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