purchase order

noun

A commercial order issued by a buyer (purchaser) to a seller, and the document that defines it, indicating the type, quantities, and agreed prices for products or services the seller will provide to the buyer.

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Meanings

nounpurchase order (plural purchase orders)

plural purchase orders

  1. businessA commercial order issued by a buyer (purchaser) to a seller, and the document that defines it, indicating the type, quantities, and agreed prices for products or services the seller will provide to the buyer.

    Synonyms: PO

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA commercial order issued by a buyer (purchaser) to a seller, and the document that defines it, indicating the type, quantities, and agreed prices for products or services the seller will provide to the buyer.

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More synonyms by meaning

nouna commercial document used to request someone to supply something in return for payment and providing specifications and quantities

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Broader
commercial documentcommercial instrument
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 採購訂單 /采购订单
  • 採購訂單 /采购订单 (cǎigòu dìngdān)commercial document
Dutch inkooporder, bestelbon
  • inkoopordercommercial document
  • bestelboncommercial document
Finnish hankintatilaus, ostomääräys
  • hankintatilauscommercial document
  • ostomääräyscommercial document
  • hankintamääräyscommercial document
French bon de commande
  • bon de commandecommercial document
German Bestellung
  • Bestellungcommercial document
Hungarian megrendelés
  • megrendeléscommercial document
Italian ordine di acquisto
  • ordine di acquistocommercial document
Polish zamówienie
  • zamówieniecommercial document
Russian зака́з на поку́пку
  • зака́з на поку́пку (zakáz na pokúpku)commercial document
Spanish orden de compra
  • orden de compracommercial document
Tagalog pamiling pabilin
  • pamiling pabilincommercial document
Cite this entry
APA

purchase order. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/purchase%20order

MLA

“purchase order.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/purchase%20order. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “purchase order,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/purchase%20order.

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