backorder.
An order that cannot be currently filled or shipped, but is requested nonetheless for when the item becomes available again.
Meaning & usage
An order that cannot be currently filled or shipped, but is requested nonetheless for when the item becomes available again.
on backorder
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeg-der.? Proto-Germanic *baką Proto-West Germanic *bak Old English bæc Middle English bak English back English order English backorder From back + order.
To place such an order.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeg-der.? Proto-Germanic *baką Proto-West Germanic *bak Old English bæc Middle English bak English back English order English backorder From back + order.
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