back order

A form of backorder — An order that cannot be currently filled or shipped, but is requested nonetheless for when the item becomes available again.

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Meanings

nounback order (plural back orders)

plural back orders

  1. alternativeAlternative form of backorder.
verbback order (third-person singular simple present back orders, present participle back ordering, simple past and past participle back ordered)

present singular third person back orders · participle present back ordering · participle past back ordered · past back ordered

  1. alternativeAlternative form of backorder.
Cite this entry
APA

back order. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/back%20order

MLA

“back order.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/back%20order. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “back order,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/back%20order.

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