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ordinativo

purchase order

noun or-dee-nah-TEE-voh Rare
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Usage Note

Ordinativo is a formal administrative and commercial term for a written order to supply goods or services — closer to 'procurement order' than a casual shop receipt. It appears frequently in public-sector and bureaucratic Italian (ordinativo di pagamento = payment order). Do not confuse with l'ordine, which is the broader everyday word for 'order'.

Examples

"L'ufficio ha emesso un ordinativo di fornitura."

Natural Translation

The office issued a supply order.

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