limit order
/ˈlɪmɪt ˈɔːrdər/
an order to buy or sell a security only at a specified price or better
limit order in a sentence
“She placed a limit order at $95, refusing to pay more than that for the stock.”
Origin of limit order
Latin limitare to bound, restrain + order
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