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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This gave the attackers the means by which to execute the BEC attack itself that involved hijacking an existing email thread discussing a purchase order and accompanying invoice for battery parts.
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Davey Winder, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
That announcement came eight days after the Texas Military Department signed the purchase order to pay Team Housing nearly $131 million to operate the camp through Sept. 7 with options for two extensions — the first through Sept. 7, 2025, and the second through a year later.
—John C. Moritz, Austin American-Statesman, 4 Apr. 2024
Businesses can track every purchase order, invoice and payment.
—Laurent Charpentier, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
The process of securing a compulsory purchase order (CPO) on that property has begun.
—Matt Woosnam, The Athletic, 16 Aug. 2024
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Davey Winder, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
That announcement came eight days after the Texas Military Department signed the purchase order to pay Team Housing nearly $131 million to operate the camp through Sept. 7 with options for two extensions — the first through Sept. 7, 2025, and the second through a year later.
—John C. Moritz, Austin American-Statesman, 4 Apr. 2024
Businesses can track every purchase order, invoice and payment.
—Laurent Charpentier, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
The process of securing a compulsory purchase order (CPO) on that property has begun.
—Matt Woosnam, The Athletic, 16 Aug. 2024
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“Purchase order.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/purchase%20order. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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