limit order

noun

An order to buy a security at no more than, or sell at no less than, a specified price, thus not performing the transaction at all if this price is not available.

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Meanings

nounlimit order (plural limit orders)

plural limit orders

  1. businessAn order to buy a security at no more than, or sell at no less than, a specified price, thus not performing the transaction at all if this price is not available.
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APA

limit order. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/limit%20order

MLA

“limit order.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/limit%20order. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “limit order,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/limit%20order.

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