Meanings
nounwork order (plural work orders)
plural work orders
- managementAn authorization to expend resources to perform a task.
I don't care who you are; I can't do anything without a work order.
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work order. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/work%20order
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“work order.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/work%20order. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “work order,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/work%20order.
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