maintain in good order

  • 1order — or·der 1 n 1: a state of peace, freedom from unruly behavior, and respect for law and proper authority maintain law and order 2: an established mode or state of procedure a call to order 3 a: a mandate from a superior authority see also …

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  • 2order — I n. request for merchandise or services 1) to give, place, put in; make out, write out an order 2) to fill; take an order (has the waiter taken your order?) 3) to cancel an order 4) a prepublication; rush; shipping; side (esp. AE); standing… …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 3order — I [[t]ɔ͟ː(r)də(r)[/t]] SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTION USES ♦♦ 1) PHR CONJ SUBORD If you do something in order to achieve a particular thing or in order that something can happen, you do it because you want to achieve that thing. Most schools are… …

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  • 4order — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 way in which people/things are arranged ADJECTIVE ▪ correct, proper, right ▪ wrong ▪ logical ▪ The paragraphs are not in a logical order …

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  • 5maintain — [[t]meɪnte͟ɪn[/t]] ♦♦ maintains, maintaining, maintained 1) VERB If you maintain something, you continue to have it, and do not let it stop or grow weaker. [V n] The Department maintains many close contacts with the chemical industry... [V n]… …

    English dictionary

  • 6order — orderable, adj. orderer, n. orderless, adj. /awr deuhr/, n. 1. an authoritative direction or instruction; command; mandate. 2. a command of a court or judge. 3. a command or notice issued by a military organization or a military commander to… …

    Universalium

  • 7order — /ˈɔdə / (say awduh) noun 1. an authoritative direction, injunction, command, or mandate. 2. Australian History → land order. 3. Also, court order. Law a direction given by a court, judge, or minister of the crown. 4. Military a command or notice… …

  • 8order — or•der [[t]ˈɔr dər[/t]] n. 1) an authoritative direction or instruction; command 2) the disposition of things following one after another; succession or sequence: alphabetical order[/ex] 3) a condition in which each thing is properly disposed… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 9maintain — The term is variously defined as acts of repairs and other acts to prevent a decline, lapse or cessation from existing state or condition; bear the expense of; carry on; commence; continue; furnish means for subsistence or existence of; hold;… …

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  • 10maintain — The term is variously defined as acts of repairs and other acts to prevent a decline, lapse or cessation from existing state or condition; bear the expense of; carry on; commence; continue; furnish means for subsistence or existence of; hold;… …

    Black's law dictionary