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preorder.

To order (goods or services) in advance, before they are available.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/pɹiːˈɔːdə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈpɹiˌoɹdɚ/Canada, General-American/ˌpɹiˈoɹdɚ/Canada, General-American/pɹiːˈoːdə/Australia, New-Zealand

  1. To order (goods or services) in advance, before they are available.

    intransitive · transitive
    Preorder now at website.com!

  2. To sort or arrange beforehand.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- Proto-Indo-European *h₂er-der. Proto-Italic *ordōder. Latin ōrdinem Old French ordneder. Middle English ordre English order English preorder From pre- + order.

noun/pɹiːˈɔːdə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈpɹiˌoɹdɚ/Canada, General-American/ˌpɹiˈoɹdɚ/Canada, General-American/pɹiːˈoːdə/Australia, New-Zealand

  1. An order for goods or services placed in advance.

    available for preorder
    Head over to website.com and get your preorder in.

  2. A binary relation that is reflexive and transitive.

    The relation of logical implication over sentences is an example of a preorder.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- Proto-Indo-European *h₂er-der. Proto-Italic *ordōder. Latin ōrdinem Old French ordneder. Middle English ordre English order English preorder From pre- + order.

adj/pɹiːˈɔːdə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈpɹiˌoɹdɚ/Canada, General-American/ˌpɹiˈoɹdɚ/Canada, General-American/pɹiːˈoːdə/Australia, New-Zealand

  1. Such that, recursively, the root is visited before the left and right subtrees.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- Proto-Indo-European *h₂er-der. Proto-Italic *ordōder. Latin ōrdinem Old French ordneder. Middle English ordre English order English preorder From pre- + order.

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