"back order" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: back orders [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} back order (plural back orders)
  1. An order that cannot be currently filled or shipped, but is requested nonetheless for when the item becomes available again.
    Sense id: en-back_order-en-noun--VEAf2CX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 89 11

Verb

Forms: back orders [present, singular, third-person], back ordering [participle, present], back ordered [participle, past], back ordered [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} back order (third-person singular simple present back orders, present participle back ordering, simple past and past participle back ordered)
  1. To treat as a back order.
    Sense id: en-back_order-en-verb-mOFHqWQz

Inflected forms

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