order
stated intention to engage in a commercial transaction for specific products or services
sales order
order issued by a business or sole trader to a customer
team orders
practice of teams issuing instructions to drivers
commission
act of requesting the creation of art
mandate
representation given by a client to his lawyer, tax advisor, auditor or asset manager
pre-order
an order placed for an item which has not yet been released; allow consumers to guarantee immediate shipment, manufacturers can gauge how much demand there will be and hence the size of initial production runs, sellers can be assured of minimum sales
stock order
instruction from customers to brokers to buy or sell on a stock exchange