I placed an order for a new pair of shoes.

place an order 「注文する・発注する」 などという意味がある。Vのplaceは「置く」、Nのorder は「注文」という意味なので、 place an order で、 注文を置くというニュアンスで考えるといい。I'd like to place an order for office supplies. 事務用品の注文をしたいのですが。この場合、orderをVと捉えて、 I'd like to order for office supplies. と言うこともできるが、 place an orderを使ったときのほうが、 丁寧な響きになる。 また、place an orderは、make an orderに言い換えることも可。 Excuse me, I'd like to make an order. すみません、注文してもいいですか？

In order to succeed, you must work hard.

The books on the shelf are ordered by genre.

I like to do things in order.

He was ordered home.

They study in order that they may enter the university.

The soldiers received their marching orders and prepared to move out.

I don't take orders from anyone but myself.

I set up a bankers order to automatically transfer money from my savings account to my investment account every month.

The landlord received an eviction order from the court.