STOP ORDER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does stop order mean? 

• STOP ORDER (noun)
  The noun STOP ORDER has 1 sense:

1. an order to a broker to sell (buy) when the price of a security falls (rises) to a designated level

  Familiarity information: STOP ORDER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• STOP ORDER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An order to a broker to sell (buy) when the price of a security falls (rises) to a designated level

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

stop-loss order; stop order

Hypernyms ("stop order" is a kind of...):

order; purchase order (a commercial document used to request someone to supply something in return for payment and providing specifications and quantities)