stop order

American  

noun

1. an order from a customer to a broker to sell a security if the market price drops below a designated level.

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stop order British  

noun

1. Also called: stop-loss order.  stock exchange an instruction to a broker to sell one or more shares when the price offered for them falls below a stipulated level

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Etymology

Origin of stop order

First recorded in 1870–75

Example Sentences

Arc did not fully cooperate with the SEC’s investigation and key personnel, including Cinta, refused to make themselves available for testimony in the United States, the stop order said.

From Washington Post • Dec. 23, 2021

"Most enforcement actions brought against companies for having materially false or misleading disclosure don't result in a stop order, as the SEC has the ability to seek different penalties," she said.

From Reuters • Oct. 29, 2021

"The three of us were allowed to go home early from deployment for a myriad of reasons. We got approved to move during the military stop order," he recalled.

From Fox News • May 8, 2020

The company calls the stop order “a last ditch effort to intimidate us from completing this project.”

From Seattle Times • May 28, 2019

Both of the Same Kind A lady stepped from the Limited Express at a side station, on a special stop order.

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