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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In October 2023, English allegedly placed a purchase order for 750 servers for $170 million, and 600 allegedly contained chips that required an export license to China under the new export regime.
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Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 13 May 2026
The total cost of the purchase order was nearly $62 million.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026
Industries like retail and consumer goods run on complex, multisystem environments where a single purchase order can touch ERP, CRM, logistics platforms, trade promotion systems and real-time analytics.
—Romit Bhatia, Forbes.com, 20 Mar. 2026
The system is built into Retraced’s existing purchase order workflow and is already available to the company’s customers.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 10 Mar. 2026
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Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 13 May 2026
The total cost of the purchase order was nearly $62 million.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026
Industries like retail and consumer goods run on complex, multisystem environments where a single purchase order can touch ERP, CRM, logistics platforms, trade promotion systems and real-time analytics.
—Romit Bhatia, Forbes.com, 20 Mar. 2026
The system is built into Retraced’s existing purchase order workflow and is already available to the company’s customers.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 10 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for purchase order
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“Purchase order.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/purchase%20order. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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