backorder

See also: back order

English

Alternative forms

back order

Etymology

From back +‎ order.

Noun

backorder (plural backorders)

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

Translations

Finnish: jälkitoimitus (fi)
French: réapprovisionnement (fr) m
German: Rückstand (de) m
Swedish: restorder

Verb

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

To place such an order