stop order
noun
: an order to a broker to buy or sell respectively at the market when the price of a security advances or declines to a designated level
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The explosion created a large debris field, which prompted the FAA to issue a ground stop order at several airports in Florida.
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Siladitya Ray, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
What To Know Equinor, a Norwegian firm, announced the Trump administration's decision to reverse the stop order on Monday, Reuters reported.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 May 2025
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum issued the stop order on April 16, citing a report by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that assessed the effects on marine mammals and fisheries.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 May 2025
The stop order has paralyzed U.S. aid programs around the world, bankrupting fragile local aid groups and small businesses and putting lives at risk.
—Andrew Natsios, Foreign Affairs, 7 Feb. 2025
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Siladitya Ray, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
What To Know Equinor, a Norwegian firm, announced the Trump administration's decision to reverse the stop order on Monday, Reuters reported.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 May 2025
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum issued the stop order on April 16, citing a report by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that assessed the effects on marine mammals and fisheries.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 May 2025
The stop order has paralyzed U.S. aid programs around the world, bankrupting fragile local aid groups and small businesses and putting lives at risk.
—Andrew Natsios, Foreign Affairs, 7 Feb. 2025
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“Stop order.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stop%20order. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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