bill-me order

7.0

An order for goods or services that the customer pays for later

noun

: pedido a crédito

The company accepted a bill-me order from the university, allowing payment at a later date.

Examples

For large corporate clients, we frequently process bill-me orders instead of requiring upfront payment.
She placed a bill-me order for the equipment to simplify the purchasing process.
I placed a bill-me order for the new laptop.
Can I get a bill-me order for these shoes?
For large corporate clients, we frequently process bill-me orders instead of requiring upfront payment.
The company accepted a bill-me order from the university, allowing payment at a later date.
She placed a bill-me order for the equipment to simplify the purchasing process.

Synonyms

credit order

vsbill-me order

3.5

An order to get goods or services now and pay later

focuses on receiving items rather than the act of placing the order

Antonyms

prepayment

3 3.8

To pay for goods or services before you receive them

Surface Forms

bill-me order singular

bill-me orders plural

Morphology

bill-me + order

Although 'bill-me' as a single dictionary entry is rare, the meaning is transparently composed from familiar parts: 'bill' (to charge someone) + 'me' (the customer) combined with 'order' (a request for goods). A B1 learner who knows these constituents can readily infer that a 'bill-me order' is an order where the buyer will be billed later rather than paying immediately.

Etymology

The name bill-me order comes from the simple instruction on old purchase forms: a buyer would write bill and me to ask the seller to send a bill later. So, a bill-me order is an order where the customer gets the goods now and will be 'billed later'.