on the order of

1. Approximately, as in We need on the order of three cases of wine for the reception .

2. Like, of a kind similar to, as in Their house is on the order of a colonial saltbox . [c. 1900]

Example Sentences

He also represents the family of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a day laborer who was mistakenly deported to his native El Salvador in the spring, then returned on the order of a federal judge.

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Another gang-related case concluded on Wednesday with a 14-year-old boy found guilty of shooting dead a man in his home on the order of one of Sweden's most notorious gangs, Foxtrot.

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The award is unprecedented as it will be allocated by the Scottish Funding Council on the order of ministers.

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“Transformational, on the order of magnitude of the advent of e-commerce itself.”

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Meanwhile, the Trump family made something on the order of $100 million in trading fees alone, according to reporting and analysis by crypto experts and a review by the New York Times.

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Related Words

• alike 
• comparable 
• related