stop order


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

Origin of stop order

1
First recorded in 1870–75

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How to use stop order in a sentence

  • No more money will be put up on this deal, so place a stop-loss order against it.

    Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford | George Randolph Chester
  • In the special instructions to our clients, we tell them when we think they can use a stop-loss order to advantage.

    Successful Stock Speculation | John James Butler
  • There is one instance where a stop-loss order can be used to advantage, and that is near the top of a bull market.

    Successful Stock Speculation | John James Butler

British Dictionary definitions for stop order

stop order

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

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