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International Trade vocabulary · Quotations and Orders

Place an order

Meaning in international trade, with examples

phraseCore term

In international trade, place an order means: To ask a supplier officially to supply goods, usually by sending a purchase order or accepting a quotation.

In Turkish: sipariş vermek, sipariş geçmek

How it is used

The standard way to say 'order' in business English: 'place an order with a supplier for 500 units'. Once an order is placed, it can be confirmed, amended, cancelled or repeated.

Example sentences

  1. We would like to place an order for 3,000 metres of denim fabric.

  2. If they place the order this week, we can ship by mid-April.

Common collocations

  • place an order with
  • place an order for
  • place a repeat order
  • place a trial order
  • purchase orderA document a buyer sends to a supplier to order goods officially, listing the items, quantities, prices and delivery terms.
  • order confirmationA document or message from the seller accepting a buyer's order and repeating the agreed products, prices, delivery date and terms.
  • quotationA written statement from a seller giving the price, quantity, delivery and payment conditions for goods a buyer is interested in.
  • minimum order quantityThe smallest quantity of a product a supplier is willing to sell in one order, often set by production or packaging limits.

More terms: Quotations and Orders

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