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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According to Retraced, manual document checks tied to a single purchase order can take up to 90 minutes.
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Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 10 Mar. 2026
Shortly after the trip, Taylor testified before the City Council on the panic-button pilot, which ran in four city high schools through a purchase order issued by the NYPD for $19,860.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 13 Feb. 2026
Much like a new employee, the agent must digest internal data and local rules, such as the threshold for when a purchase order requires managerial approval.
—Bipul Sinha, Fortune, 27 Jan. 2026
In a recent interview, Meghan inadvertently referenced a purchase order of one million units for a single product.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 6 Jan. 2026
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Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 10 Mar. 2026
Shortly after the trip, Taylor testified before the City Council on the panic-button pilot, which ran in four city high schools through a purchase order issued by the NYPD for $19,860.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 13 Feb. 2026
Much like a new employee, the agent must digest internal data and local rules, such as the threshold for when a purchase order requires managerial approval.
—Bipul Sinha, Fortune, 27 Jan. 2026
In a recent interview, Meghan inadvertently referenced a purchase order of one million units for a single product.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 6 Jan. 2026
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“Purchase order.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/purchase%20order. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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