Translate standing order | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of standing order
noun
1British an instruction to a bank by an account holder to make regular fixed payments to a particular person or organization.
2British an order for a commodity placed on a regular basis with a retailer such as a newsagent.
3an order or ruling governing the procedures of a parliament or other society or council.
4a military order or ruling that is retained irrespective of changing conditions.
