The German group is capable of financing a deal in the order of €100bn.
»The latest estimates of the state's unfunded pension liability are on the order of $10 billion.
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on the order of — phrasal : after the fashion of : like something on the order of a state park W.D.Hartley much on the order of Great Lakes bulk carriers Ships and the Sea * * * 1) another term for of the order of (sense 1) above 2) along the lines of; similar to … Useful english dictionary
of the order of something — of/in/the order of something phrase near a particular amount, but not exactly She was paid something in the order of £15,000 for the story. Thesaurus: inexact and inaccuratesynonym Main entry: order * * * of/in the or … Useful english dictionary
in the order of something — of/in/the order of something phrase near a particular amount, but not exactly She was paid something in the order of £15,000 for the story. Thesaurus: inexact and inaccuratesynonym Main entry: order * * * of/in the or … Useful english dictionary
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
order — or|der1 W1S1 [ˈo:də US ˈo:rdər] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(for a purpose)¦ 2¦(arrangement)¦ 3¦(instruction)¦ 4¦(controlled situation)¦ 5¦(well organized state)¦ 6¦(for food or drink)¦ 7¦(for goods)¦ 8 be out of order 9 be in order … Dictionary of contemporary English
The VFL during the World Wars — The Victorian Football League (VFL) was heavily affected by both World War I and World War II. Dozens of players served their country abroad and many lost their lives. On the home front the VFL went ahead during these wars but faced many… … Wikipedia
turn up the heat on sth — turn up the heat (on sb/sth) (also put the heat on sb) ► to try to force someone or something to do something in order to get the result you want: »OPEC could turn up the heat by increasing oil prices still further. Main Entry: ↑heat … Financial and business terms
order — 1 noun 1 FOR A PURPOSE a) in order to do sth for the purpose of doing something: politicians who make promises simply in order to win more votes | In order to understand how the human body works, you need to have some knowledge of chemistry. b)… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
order — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 way in which people/things are arranged ADJECTIVE ▪ correct, proper, right ▪ wrong ▪ logical ▪ The paragraphs are not in a logical order … Collocations dictionary
(the) end justifies the means — the end justifies the means phrase any methods, even bad ones, are allowed in order to achieve what you want, especially something good Thesaurus: describing or relating to ways of doing thingshyponym systems and methods for doing thingssynonym… … Useful english dictionary
