1. A financial instruction to sell a security when its price falls to a specified level (stop price), designed to limit losses
I placed a stop order at $50 to protect myself from further losses.
Coloquei uma ordem de parada a $50 para me proteger de perdas maiores.
2. An instruction to cease or halt an activity or process
The manager issued a stop order for all non-essential expenditures.
O gerente emitiu uma ordem de parada para todas as despesas não essenciais.