back order
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back order
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back orders
back order
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back orders
Britannica Dictionary definition of BACK ORDER
chiefly US, business
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a product that has been ordered but not sent to the customer because it is not yet available
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The book I want to buy is a back order and won't be shipped for three weeks.
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The book I want to buy is on back order and won't be shipped for three weeks.
— back–order
verb back–orders; back–ordered; back–ordering [+ object]-
The book I want to buy has been back-ordered and won't be shipped for three weeks.
