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standing order n 1. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) Also called banker's order an instruction to a bank by a depositor to pay a stated sum at regular intervals Compare direct debit 2. (Law / Parliamentary Procedure) a rule or order governing the procedure, conduct, etc., of a legislative body 3. (Military) Military one of a number of orders which have or are likely to have long-term validity A promulgated order which remains in force until amended or cancelled. ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Translations standing order n a. (Brit) (at bank) → ordine m permanente (di pagamento) b. standing orders npl (Mil, Parliament) → regolamento standing order n a. (Brit) (at bank) → ordine m permanente (di pagamento) b. standing orders npl (Mil, Parliament) → regolamento How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| In compliance with the standing order of his commander -- to report immediately, and at any one of the twenty-four hours, any decided change in the affairs of the deck, --Starbuck had no sooner trimmed the yards to the breeze --however reluctantly and gloomily, --than he mechanically went below to apprise Captain Ahab of the circumstance. But your remembering each day to send them makes me love them so much more than if you'd given a standing order, and they came every morning on the minute, like one's music-teacher--as I know Gertrude Lefferts's did, for instance, when she and Lawrence were engaged. I fancy there must have been a standing order to that effect. |
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