I'm taking this money on my uncle's order.
I'm taking this money by my uncle's order.
What is the difference between those two sentences above, and which one would a native English speaker use or widely use?
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I'm taking this money by my uncle's order.
What is the difference between those two sentences above, and which one would a native English speaker use or widely use?
I would say there is a difference. "On my uncle's order" means "because my uncle told me so". "By my uncle's order" means "my uncle's order empowers me/gives me the right to"
You do something by someone's order, so it should be:
I'm taking this money by my uncle's order.
To have different nuances you would need to use a different verb. Other ways of saying it from the less pressing to the more pressing.