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ordering

ordering is the present participle and gerund of order.

Noun

ordering (countable and uncountable, plural orderings)

  1. Arrangement in a sequence.
    • She gave the students' performances a rank ordering.
  2. (uncountable) The 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.
  3. The act or ceremony of ordaining, as priests or deacons.

Meaning of order

Verb

order (third-person singular simple present orders, present participle ordering, simple past and past participle ordered)

  1. (transitive) To set in some sort of order.
    • We need to order them alphabetically.
    Synonyms:
    sort, rank
  2. (transitive) To arrange, set in proper order.
    • The books in the shelf need ordering.
  3. (transitive) To issue a command to; to charge.
    • to order troops to advance
    Synonyms:
    command
  4. (transitive) To request some product or service; to secure by placing an order.
    • You can now order most products to be delivered to your home.
  5. To admit to holy orders; to ordain; to receive into the ranks of the ministry.
    • persons presented to be ordered deacons1549 March 7, Thomas Cranmer [et al.], compilers, The Booke of the Common Prayer and Administration of the Sacramentes, […], London: […] Edowardi Whitchurche […], →OCLC

See all 33 meanings of order

Forms of ordering

pluralorderings

Words formed from ordering

Phrases with ordering

Questions about ordering

What does ordering mean?
Ordering means arrangement in a sequence.
What is ordering the present participle and gerund of?
Ordering is the present participle and gerund of order.
What part of speech is ordering?
Ordering is a noun.
What is the plural of ordering?
The plural of ordering is orderings.

Words near ordering in the dictionary

  1. orderer
  2. orderers
  3. orderest
  4. ordereth
  5. orderin'
  6. ordering
  7. ordering about
  8. ordering around
  9. ordering in
  10. ordering out
  11. ordering up

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