ordering

English

Verb

ordering

1. 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.

Derived terms

• partial ordering relation
• strict ordering
• time ordering
• total ordering relation
• well-ordering
• well-quasi-ordering