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to back order
01
to request or take an order for a product that is not currently in stock, to be delivered when it becomes available
Grammatical Information
Composition
Compound
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
back-order
3rd person singular
back-orders
Present participle
back-ordering
Past simple
back-ordered
Past participle
back-ordered
Examples
The customer back-ordered the popular laptop until the next shipment arrived.
Back order
01
a situation where a product is temporarily out of stock but can be ordered for future delivery
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Compound
Countable
Plural form
back orders
Examples
My phone case is on back order, so I'll have to wait a bit longer.
