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LARGE ORDER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does large order mean? 

LARGE ORDER (noun)
  The noun LARGE ORDER has 1 sense:

1. a formidable task or requirementplay

  Familiarity information: LARGE ORDER used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


LARGE ORDER (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A formidable task or requirement

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

large order; tall order

Context example:

finishing in time was a tall order but we did it

Hypernyms ("large order" is a kind of...):

labor; project; task; undertaking (any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted)


 Context examples 


It might be you are interviewing or negotiating for a new position, or perhaps you are about to sell a large order to bring in a new client.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)



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