Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
bons de commande
English translation:
purchase order/sales order (depending on context)
Added to glossary by
BAmary (X)
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French term
bons de commande
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Medical
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Testing protocol
In a list under "Documentation"
Plans, bons de commande,..
Is this the same as bons de travaile? (job order)?
Thank you
Plans, bons de commande,..
Is this the same as bons de travaile? (job order)?
Thank you
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purchase order/sales order (see explanation)
This is the way we call them at the company I work for: if it is in the "Achats" system, it would be a P/O and if it is in the "Ventes", it would be a Sales order. I hope it helps. Greetins!
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By the way, \"job order\" is the previous step to the Purchase order, at least in our system.
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Sorry, it \"orders\" must be in the plural.
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Note added at 5 mins (2005-01-28 19:10:11 GMT)
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By the way, \"job order\" is the previous step to the Purchase order, at least in our system.
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Note added at 5 mins (2005-01-28 19:10:38 GMT)
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Sorry, it \"orders\" must be in the plural.
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Assimina Vavoula
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order forms; order vouchers
http://www.websters-dictionary-online.org/translation/bon de...
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Note added at 6 mins (2005-01-28 19:11:08 GMT)
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purchase order forms// purchase order vouchers
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Note added at 6 mins (2005-01-28 19:11:08 GMT)
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purchase order forms// purchase order vouchers
Reference:
http://www.europa.eu.int/eurodicautom/Controller
http://www.websters-online-dictionary.org/definition/english/or/order+form.html
Peer comment(s):
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Martine Brault
: if we are speaking of the form itself, this is the term
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work order
also the other answers, which are all good
if the list also includes Purchase orders somewhere else in the list, then work order or job order might be right
a job order is often translated (GDT) as bon de travail
it's like a PO for a specific job, not purchasing of a product
if the list also includes Purchase orders somewhere else in the list, then work order or job order might be right
a job order is often translated (GDT) as bon de travail
it's like a PO for a specific job, not purchasing of a product
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nizar kallal
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Native in: Arabic (Variants: Tunisian, Egyptian) , French , English 
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purchase order/order form
A written document that defines and prescribes the
conditions for the procurement of goods and services.
conditions for the procurement of goods and services.
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