purchase order
noun
: a formal document that is used by an employee to request that something be purchased by a company
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IndyStar also requested the purchase order for the car but hasn't yet received the records.
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Hayleigh Colombo, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
These payments are made without matching a correlating purchase order or invoice.
—Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 7 May 2025
The most common form of trading partner collaboration is purchase order collaboration.
—Steve Banker, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Soon, Bonde and Alfieri had a purchase order for nearly $20,000 worth of devices.
—Nicolas Vega, CNBC, 24 Nov. 2024
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Hayleigh Colombo, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
These payments are made without matching a correlating purchase order or invoice.
—Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 7 May 2025
The most common form of trading partner collaboration is purchase order collaboration.
—Steve Banker, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Soon, Bonde and Alfieri had a purchase order for nearly $20,000 worth of devices.
—Nicolas Vega, CNBC, 24 Nov. 2024
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“Purchase order.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/purchase%20order. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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