Meanings
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of order
nounordering (countable and uncountable, plural orderings)
plural orderings
- countableuncountableArrangement in a sequence.
She gave the students' performances a rank ordering.
- uncountableThe placement of an order for goods or services.
Ordering has to be complete at least six weeks before expected delivery to get our best prices.
- countableuncountableThe act or ceremony of ordaining, as priests or deacons.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounlogical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements
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Broader
nounthe act of putting things in a sequential arrangement
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Also see
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Spanish ordenación, ordenamiento
- ordenaciónTranslations
- ordenamientoTranslations
Cite this entry
APA
ordering. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ordering
MLA
“ordering.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ordering. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ordering,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ordering.
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