1 the way in which people or things are arranged, either in relation to one another or according to a particular characteristic:
2 something that someone tells you you must do:
4 a situation in which everything is arranged in its correct place:
5 the state of working correctly or of being suitable for use:
6 a situation in which rules are obeyed and people do what they are expected to do:
As the demonstration began to turn violent, the police were called in to restore order.
After some heated discussion, the chairperson called the meeting to order (= told everyone to stop talking so that the meeting could continue).
UK Is it in order (= allowed) for me to park my car outside the building?
7 a social or political system:
The collapse of Communism at the end of the 1980s encouraged hopes of a new world order.
8 a group of people who join together for religious or similar reasons and live according to particular rules:
monks of the Cistercian/Franciscan Order
9 a group that people are made members of as a reward for services they have done for their country:
He was made a knight of the Order of the Garter.
11 (used in the classification of plants and animals) a group of related plants or animals:
12 to ask for something to be made, supplied, or delivered, especially in a restaurant or shop:
13 If a person in authority orders someone to do something, or orders something to be done, they tell someone to do it:
The management has ordered a cutback in spending.
[ + speech ] "Wait over there," she ordered.
[ + to infinitive ] They ordered him to leave the room.
14 to arrange a group of people or things in a list from first to last:
The documents have been ordered alphabetically.
I've ordered the application forms into three groups.
15 something you are told to do by someone else and which you must do:
16 the way in which people or things are arranged in relation to one another or according to a particular characteristic:
17 a situation in which rules are obeyed and people do what they are expected to do:
18 the state of working correctly or of being suitable for use:
19 a social or political system:
a new economic order
20 An order is also the thing that has been requested:
22 (esp. of a person in authority) to tell someone to do something:
23 a request from a customer for goods or services:
Recent trends suggest that orders are unlikely to be converted into sales until the second half.
We make a service and handling charge of $4 for all phone and internet orders of tickets.
Already, the US aeronautics company has accumulated its biggest-ever backlog of orders - valued at $475 million.
We're encouraged by the rise in order intakes this past quarter.
place/put in an order (for sth) Placing orders by computer for medications ensures greater efficiency and a quicker delivery time to patients.
take/get/receive an order (for sth) The Project extended the period for taking orders for its €45 million IPO until Friday.
lose/win/cancel an order (for sth) Due to technical difficulties, the company recently lost an order for $175,000 worth of bakery equipment.
process/fill/make up an order (for sth) The time it takes to fill orders for cars has increased.
Once an order goes through, a message is sent to an inventory system on another computer.
orders are up/down Durable goods orders were up in October by 2.9 %.
orders fall/increase/rise In the past twelve months, we have seen export orders rise by 26%.
24 the goods that a customer has ordered from a company, store, or manufacturer:
Call centres were flooded with complaints from people who had experienced problems with their orders.
deliver/send/supply an order We will notify you by email once your order has been sent.
receive/get/take delivery of an order The "Super Express" option enables customers to receive orders on the next working day.
handle/trace/monitor an order By going online, our customers can easily trace the status of their order.
In spite of the rail strike, only a handful of orders were delayed.
25 a statement made by a court of law or an official authority saying that something must be done:
issue/back/block an order The company was forced to stop selling insurance in May after the order which was issued by Florida's Insurance Department.
an order expires/is extended The order was scheduled to expire today but was extended at the request of US prosecutors.
an order to do sth Authorities need an order from the courts to require libraries to provide records on the borrowing of books and on the use of internet sites.
26 the way in which data or information is arranged:
27 a situation in which laws or rules relating to a particular activity exist:
The federal government needs to bring order to the complicated system of trading.
28 to be necessary :
Recent events have shown that a review of existing laws is in order.
Check that all your documentation is in order before travelling abroad.
29 to make something for a specific customer, rather than making something in large numbers:
30 according to the orders of a judge or someone in a position of authority:
31 data or information that is arranged in ascending order is arranged so that the smallest or least important numbers, facts, etc. are shown first; data or information that is arranged in descending order is arranged so that the largest or most important numbers, facts, etc. are shown first:
32 in good condition, or in good enough condition to be used:
33 having the approximate value stated:
34 to make sure that something is done in a controlled way, or to take action in order to control something :
Huge budget cuts are inevitable in order to put public finances back in order.
35 something that is on order has been asked for by a customer but has not yet been received by them:
36 the order in which different subjects are discussed at a business meeting:
37 not acceptable according to a law or rule, or according to what people think is correct or suitable:
Her comments were ruled out of order by the chairperson.
The Press Complaints Commission acknowledged that newspaper coverage of the event had been completely out of order.
38 a person or organization that is under orders to do something has been told officially to do something:
39 to ask a company, store, manufacturer, etc. to supply goods or services:
40 to tell someone to do something, especially when you are in a position of legal or official authority:
order sb/sth to do sth State agencies were ordered to cut all nonessential energy use.
Banks have been ordered by the Financial Services Authority to assess how they would cope in the event of house prices crashing by 40 %.
order a trial/investigation/inquiry Local governments have ordered an inquiry into radiation levels in the affected areas.
order that Alaska's attorney-general has ordered that the company retain all documents relating to financial transactions in the current fiscal year.
41 to organize information or data using a particular method:
There's no logic in the decision to reduce staff when orders are the highest for years.
Give me the dates in chronological order.
The names are published in alphabetical order.
I shall list my objections to the plan in ascending order of importance.
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