1 : after the fashion of : LIKE <a genius on the order of Newton ― D. B. Botkin>
2 : ABOUT , APPROXIMATELY <spent on the order of two million dollars>
1 : after the fashion of : LIKE <a genius on the order of Newton ― D. B. Botkin>
2 : ABOUT , APPROXIMATELY <spent on the order of two million dollars>
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012