"fill or kill" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: fill or kills [plural], fill-kill [alternative], fill/kill [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} fill or kill (plural fill or kills)
  1. (stock market) A type of stock market or financial derivative order, signifying that the order is to be presented for execution, and if not executed ("filled") immediately (traditionally within a few seconds) is to be cancelled.
    Sense id: en-fill_or_kill-en-noun-JpIYvIfs Categories (other): Stock market Topics: business, finance, stock-market
  2. (stock market) A type of stock market or financial derivative order, signifying that the order is to be presented for execution, and if not executed ("filled") immediately (traditionally within a few seconds) is to be cancelled.
    (supply chain) An order-handling policy stating that if a supplier cannot fulfill an entire order immediately, the vendor ships what is currently in stock and automatically cancels ("kills") the remaining balance.     Derived forms: FOK
    Sense id: en-fill_or_kill-en-noun-ngPiJ75P Categories (other): Stock market, Supply chain, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 64 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 34 66 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 68 Topics: business, finance, stock-market
     
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