on the order of

phrase

1

: after the fashion of : like

… a genius on the order of Newton …

—D. B. Botkin

2

: about, approximately

spent on the order of two million dollars

Examples of on the order of in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Goldman Sachs projects on the order of $5 trillion of capital expenditures from these companies through 2030 across compute, data centers, and power. — Michael Wee, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026

Estimates put Japan's recent intervention on the order of $60 billion to $80 billion. — Matt Peterson, CNBC, 3 Aug. 2026

Overall, the length of the base pairing between the guide RNAs and the genome is on the order of 18 bases long. — ArsTechnica, 24 July 2026

The exact match time for Serena's first Wimbledon match depends on the order of play, which will be released the night before on the tournament's official website. — Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026

Rhymes for on the order of

• above
• foxglove
• hereof
• thereof
• whereof
• dove
• glove
• love
• shove
• hereinabove