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backorder

US/ˈbæk(ˌ)oɹdəɹ/

backorder noun: an order that cannot be currently filled or shipped, but is requested nonetheless for when the item becomes available again.

Noun

backorder (plural backorders)

  1. An order that cannot be currently filled or shipped, but is requested nonetheless for when the item becomes available again.
    • on backorder

Verb

backorder (third-person singular simple present backorders, present participle backordering, simple past and past participle backordered)

  1. To place such an order.

backorder meaning in Bengali

backorder in Bengali

এই ধরণের অর্ডার দেওয়া

Forms of backorder

Noun
pluralbackorders
alternative formback order
Verb
third-person singular presentbackorders
present participlebackordering
past participlebackordered
pastbackordered

Origin of backorder

From back + order.

Questions about backorder

What does backorder mean?
Backorder means an order that cannot be currently filled or shipped, but is requested nonetheless for when the item becomes available again.
What is backorder in Bengali?
Backorder in Bengali is এই ধরণের অর্ডার দেওয়া. See Backorder meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is backorder?
Backorder can be a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce backorder?
Backorder is pronounced /ˈbæk(ˌ)oɹdəɹ/ (US).
What is the plural of backorder?
The plural of backorder is backorders.

Words near backorder in the dictionary

  1. backmutations
  2. backne
  3. backness
  4. backoff
  5. backoffs
  6. backorder
  7. backordered
  8. backordering
  9. backorders
  10. backout
  11. backouts

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: backorder (page history and authors); backorder (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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