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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For example, in retail, a purchase order may load successfully into a company's ERP system and pass every technical validation test. — Kevin Campbell, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026 The product, purchase order, supplier, and test details will be included. — Cleo Levin, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2026 For high-volume production workloads, coding agents, document processing and customer operations that differential decides the purchase order. — Mark Minevich, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026 According to the Times, Rob Koch, chief operating officer of Apogee 21 Holdings, said that the driver did not have a purchase order, something that the workers at the warehouse somehow missed. — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 8 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for purchase order

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“Purchase order.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/purchase%20order. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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