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Noun: standing order
  1. A rule of order permanently in force
    "According to standing orders, all members must be notified of meetings"
     
  2. (banking) an instruction to a bank to pay a set amount at regular intervals
    "He set up a standing order to pay his monthly rent"

Derived forms: standing orders

Type of: order, parliamentary law, parliamentary procedure, rules of order

Encyclopedia: Standing order