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compulsory purchase order

compulsory purchase order noun: an order made, usually for the purchase of land required for a construction project.

Noun

compulsory purchase order (plural compulsory purchase orders)

  1. (Ireland, UK) An order made, usually for the purchase of land required for a construction project.
    • The plans also required several Compulsory Purchase Orders to acquire nearby land.2021 July 28, Peter Plisner, “The race to the Games has begun”, in RAIL, number 936, page 57

Forms of compulsory purchase order

pluralcompulsory purchase orders

Questions about compulsory purchase order

What does compulsory purchase order mean?
Compulsory purchase order means an order made, usually for the purchase of land required for a construction project.
What part of speech is compulsory purchase order?
Compulsory purchase order is a noun.
What is the plural of compulsory purchase order?
The plural of compulsory purchase order is compulsory purchase orders.

Words near compulsory purchase order in the dictionary

  1. compulsory
  2. compulsory acquisition
  3. compulsory education
  4. compulsory heterosexuality
  5. compulsory purchase
  6. compulsory purchase order
  7. compulsory purchase orders
  8. compulsoryness
  9. compunct
  10. compunction
  11. compunctionless

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