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

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stop order

"Initial analysis indicates matching engine encountered a bug on a trailing stop order," he said in a tweet, adding that the pause was a standard operating procedure.

From Reuters ● Mar. 24, 2023

The ground stop order was lifted before 8 a.m. at the airline’s request, according to an advisory issued by the FAA.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 17, 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

How does construction continue with a stop order issued by the city?

From New York Times ● Dec. 14, 2015

It wasn't serious, or anything like that; but it put a stop order, temporarily at least, on the arrangements Nulty had cussed P. Walton into agreeing to.

From The Night Operator by Packard, Frank L. (Frank Lucius)