ESL Podcast 193 - Placing a Business Order
to place an order - to order something, usually in a restaurant or from a business
I called this morning and placed an order for two shirts and a pair of pants.
to order from a catalog - to order items listed in a book that the company produces
I'm going to order some paper and pens from this catalog. Do you need anything?
item number - a number that each item has that makes it easy to find
It's easy to order these on the Internet from that company. All you need are the item numbers.
backorder - something that has been ordered but is not available yet
The camera I ordered three weeks ago is still on backorder, and it won't be here in time for my trip.
account - a record of a person's or a company's information and buying and selling in the past
Your account shows that you bought from our company three times last year.
outstanding - something that hasn't been done or delivered yet
His came back from the conference two weeks ago but his report is still outstanding.
delivery date - a date that something should arrive
The delivery date has been pushed back a week because of bad weather.
no later than - before; by
We start our trip today and we should arrive in Florida no later than Thursday.
to buy in bulk - to buy a large amount of something; usually at a lower price
My family drinks so much soda that we usually buy it in bulk.
wholesale - products bought in large amounts, usually to be sold to other people at a higher price
Our store buys these cameras wholesale and resells them to our customers.
to negotiate - to agree on something after some talking, usually with each side giving to the other side something the other wants
Are those two countries willing to negotiate an agreement to stop the fighting?
price reduction - discount; the lowering of a price
The car companies are trying price reductions to get people to buy more cars.
net price - the price after you take away any discounts or costs
Don't include the price of shipping when figuring out the net price.
requisition - a written request to ask your own company to approve the buying of something
This department's requisition for three new printers will need to be approved by the Ms. Lazzo.
purchase order - written permission from your company that you give to the company you want to buy from that promises that your company will pay; usually used so that your company does not pay immediately, but only after the item is received
Here is the purchase order for the supplies we want to order.
invoice - a bill showing how much is owed for something that has been ordered
I think this invoice is wrong. The price should be $200 less.
by the end of the day - before the end of the work day
If I don't hear from you by the end of the day, I'll know that you're not coming with us this weekend.