backorder

/ˈbækˌɔːrdər/

noun

  1. An order for a product that is temporarily unavailable and will be supplied when it becomes available.

    B1

    countable

    • "Your item is on backorder and should arrive next week."B1
    • "The supplier has a long backorder for the new model because demand has exceeded production."B2

verb

  1. To order a product that is temporarily unavailable, so that it will be sent when it becomes available.

    B1

    transitive

    • "We had to backorder the blue jacket."B1
    • "The store backordered the missing parts from the manufacturer."B2

Common mistakes

  • in backorder→on backorder

    Use on backorder to say that an item is unavailable but has been ordered.

Collocations

on backorderplace a backorderclear the backorderbackorder an item

Word family

backorderedbackordering