Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

limit order

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.63 in modern English

Syllables: lim-it order
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An order to buy a security at no more than, or sell at no less than, a specified price, thus not performing the transaction at all if this price is not available.

Inflected Forms

limit orders (plural)

Questions

What does limit order mean?: An order to buy a security at no more than, or sell at no less than, a specified price, thus not performing the transaction at all if this price is not available.

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