back-order
verb
back-or·der
| \ ˈbak-ˌȯr-dər
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back-ordered;
back-ordering;
back-orders
Definition of back-order
(Entry 1 of 2)
: to assign to the status of back order
back order
nounDefinition of back order (Entry 2 of 2)
: a business order yet to be fulfilled because stock is unavailable
Examples of back-order in a Sentence
Noun
The book I want to buy is a back order and won't be shipped for three weeks. The book I want to buy is on back order and won't be shipped for three weeks.Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
The vendor at a booth selling a steel barricade lock for classrooms said sales are so high that the item is on back order. — Alexia Fernández Campbell, Vox, "I went to a huge conference on school safety. No one wanted to talk about gun control.," 30 July 2018 But now, even those local anesthetics — lidocaine, ropivacaine and bupivacaine — are in short supply due to manufacturing problems and back orders, according to doctors and federal regulators. — Pauline Bartolone, Washington Post, "Safety Violations Compound Pain Of Painkiller Shortages," 16 Apr. 2018 But now, even those local anesthetics — lidocaine, ropivacaine and bupivacaine — are in short supply due to manufacturing problems and back orders, according to doctors and federal regulators. — Pauline Bartolone, Washington Post, "Safety Violations Compound Pain Of Painkiller Shortages," 16 Apr. 2018 But now, even those local anesthetics — lidocaine, ropivacaine and bupivacaine — are in short supply due to manufacturing problems and back orders, according to doctors and federal regulators. — Pauline Bartolone, Washington Post, "Safety Violations Compound Pain Of Painkiller Shortages," 16 Apr. 2018 Below is a partial list of vehicles with airbag components still on back order. — Ron Hurtibise, Sun-Sentinel.com, "Despite danger, airbag parts still on back order for some car models," 18 June 2018 But now, even those local anesthetics — lidocaine, ropivacaine and bupivacaine — are in short supply due to manufacturing problems and back orders, according to doctors and federal regulators. — Pauline Bartolone, Washington Post, "Safety Violations Compound Pain Of Painkiller Shortages," 16 Apr. 2018 But now, even those local anesthetics — lidocaine, ropivacaine and bupivacaine — are in short supply due to manufacturing problems and back orders, according to doctors and federal regulators. — Pauline Bartolone, Washington Post, "Safety Violations Compound Pain Of Painkiller Shortages," 16 Apr. 2018 Typically, no-hitters tend to feature a dynamic defensive play somewhere along the way, and this game had two fantastic ones in back-to-back order. — Bob Mcmanaman, azcentral, "Astros' Gerrit Cole flirts with no-hitter, pitches a gem in rout of Diamondbacks," 4 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'back-order.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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