receiving order
noun [C]Definition
› LAW an order made by a court of law in the UK that puts a receiver (= someone asked by a court of law to officially close a bankrupt company) in charge of a bankrupt company: A receiving order has been made against the firm. an interim receiving order
(Definition of receiving order noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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