"limit order" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: limit orders [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} limit order (plural limit orders)
  1. (finance) An order to buy a security at no more than, or sell at no less than, a specified price, thus not performing the transaction at all if this price is not available. Wikipedia link: limit order Categories (topical): Finance
    Sense id: en-limit_order-en-noun-kOxP90ko Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: business, finance

Inflected forms

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