make sth to order

make sth to order
build/make sth to order
COMMERCE, PRODUCTION to make something for a specific customer, rather than making something in large numbers: »

All our furniture is made to order.

Main Entry: order

Financial and business terms. 2012.

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  • build/make sth to order — ► COMMERCE, PRODUCTION to make something for a specific customer, rather than making something in large numbers: »All our furniture is made to order. Main Entry: ↑order …   Financial and business terms

  • make sth public — make (sth) public ► to say or publish something in order that everyone knows or hears about it: »The annual financial disclosure report was made public yesterday. → Compare PRIVATE(Cf. ↑private) Main Entry: ↑public …   Financial and business terms

  • build sth to order — build/make sth to order ► COMMERCE, PRODUCTION to make something for a specific customer, rather than making something in large numbers: »All our furniture is made to order. Main Entry: ↑order …   Financial and business terms

  • keep sth in order — keep/put sth in order ► to make sure that something is done in a controlled way, or to take action in order to control something : »Huge budget cuts are inevitable in order to put public finances back in order. Main Entry: ↑order …   Financial and business terms

  • put sth in order — keep/put sth in order ► to make sure that something is done in a controlled way, or to take action in order to control something : »Huge budget cuts are inevitable in order to put public finances back in order. Main Entry: ↑order …   Financial and business terms

  • keep/put sth in order — ► to make sure that something is done in a controlled way, or to take action in order to control something : »Huge budget cuts are inevitable in order to put public finances back in order. Main Entry: ↑order …   Financial and business terms

  • order — 1) In business and trade, making a request to deliver, sell, receive, or purchase goods or services; 2) In the securities and futures trade, instructions to a broker on how to buy or sell. The most common orders in futures markets are market… …   Financial and business terms

  • make sure (of something …) — make ˈsure (of sth/that…) idiom 1. to do sth in order to be certain that sth else happens • Make sure (that) no one finds out about this. • They scored another goal and made sure of victory. • Our staff will do their best to make sure …   Useful english dictionary

  • make sure (of that …) — make ˈsure (of sth/that…) idiom 1. to do sth in order to be certain that sth else happens • Make sure (that) no one finds out about this. • They scored another goal and made sure of victory. • Our staff will do their best to make sure …   Useful english dictionary

  • make certain of something doing something — make certain of sth/of doing sth idiom to do sth in order to be sure that sth else will happen • You ll have to leave soon to make certain of getting there on time. Main entry: ↑certainidiom …   Useful english dictionary

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