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market order

noun

Definition of MARKET ORDER

:  an order to buy or sell securities or commodities immediately at the best price obtainable in the market
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First Known Use of MARKET ORDER

1909

Rhymes with MARKET ORDER

flight recorder, holy order, in short order, law-and-order, made-to-order, major order, minor order, money order, mood disorder, pecking order, standing order, superorder, tape recorder, wire recorder

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