plural of first order stream

present participle of order

Arrangement in a sequence. / (uncountable) The placement of an order for goods or services. / The act or ceremony of ordaining, as priests or deacons.

(stock market) A conditional order placed with a stockbroker (or similar) to close one's position if the market drops (or rises in some cases) to a specified price level.

plural of gag order

(law) An order issued by a court prohibiting specified persons from discussing a case outside limitations set by the court.

(law) A written command, issued by a judge, requiring whomever it is served upon to do whatever the order says, under penalty of being held in contempt of court.

(finance) A directive to pay a prespecified amount of money from prepaid funds, making it a more trusted method of payment than a check.

(mathematics) The sequence in which the various operations in a mathematical expression are to be evaluated.

A body of unwritten social mores and conventions which serve to maintain societal order.