stop order
noun
: an order to a broker to buy or sell respectively at the market when the price of a security advances or declines to a designated level
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The stop order came after the department said the Sam’s Club station was selling fuel that didn’t meet existing standards, a violation of state law. 
Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al, 15 July 2022 Dealers who have orders pending but haven't delivered the vehicle yet have a stop order on delivery until the defect is fixed. Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 23 June 2022 The last order type is a stop order, which is just a market or limit order with an activation price that triggers the order. Jj Kinahan, Forbes, 28 Jan. 2022 Over the past year and a half, failure to stop during a red signal or stop order has contributed to multiple incidents, including an after-hours collision in fall 2019. Washington Post, 12 Mar. 2021 TerraSlate, which makes waterproof, tear-proof paper, has suffered a 30% loss in revenue as many restaurants in China, Southeast Asia and Europe have stopped ordering its paper for menus amid sharp sales declines, says company president Kyle Ewing. Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2020 The retailer stopped ordering more supply of Exploding Kittens, and the most popular version of the game soon fell out of stock. Karen Weise, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2020 Restaurants have stopped ordering our chicken or eggs. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2020 Is there anyone else who can’t stop ordering from Amazon? Nandi Howard, Essence, 21 Apr. 2020 See More
Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al, 15 July 2022 Dealers who have orders pending but haven't delivered the vehicle yet have a stop order on delivery until the defect is fixed. Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 23 June 2022 The last order type is a stop order, which is just a market or limit order with an activation price that triggers the order. Jj Kinahan, Forbes, 28 Jan. 2022 Over the past year and a half, failure to stop during a red signal or stop order has contributed to multiple incidents, including an after-hours collision in fall 2019. Washington Post, 12 Mar. 2021 TerraSlate, which makes waterproof, tear-proof paper, has suffered a 30% loss in revenue as many restaurants in China, Southeast Asia and Europe have stopped ordering its paper for menus amid sharp sales declines, says company president Kyle Ewing. Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2020 The retailer stopped ordering more supply of Exploding Kittens, and the most popular version of the game soon fell out of stock. Karen Weise, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2020 Restaurants have stopped ordering our chicken or eggs. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2020 Is there anyone else who can’t stop ordering from Amazon? Nandi Howard, Essence, 21 Apr. 2020 See More Word History
First Known Use
1882, in the meaning defined above
Legal Definition
stop order
see order sense 4b