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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The company is currently in the process of fulfilling a purchase order for luggage, marking its transition out of shell status.
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Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 11 Feb. 2025
Common issues include invoices being addressed to the wrong legal entity, missing postal addresses, incorrect purchase order numbers, or errors in the tax treatment of transactions.
—Aleksandra Bal, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
The report states that 4 out of 6 brand employees believe their company expects suppliers to accept purchase order changes as part of normal business operations.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 4 Feb. 2025
Sakai and two commissioners voted to send the purchase order after a motion to table the proposal failed 3-2.
—Bayliss Wagner, Austin American-Statesman, 3 Sep. 2024
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Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 11 Feb. 2025
Common issues include invoices being addressed to the wrong legal entity, missing postal addresses, incorrect purchase order numbers, or errors in the tax treatment of transactions.
—Aleksandra Bal, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
The report states that 4 out of 6 brand employees believe their company expects suppliers to accept purchase order changes as part of normal business operations.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 4 Feb. 2025
Sakai and two commissioners voted to send the purchase order after a motion to table the proposal failed 3-2.
—Bayliss Wagner, Austin American-Statesman, 3 Sep. 2024
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“Purchase order.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/purchase%20order. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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