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order noun ( REQUEST )

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Definition

[C] a request to make, supply or deliver food or goods
"Can I take your order now?" said the waiter.
I would like to place (= make) an order for a large pine table.
[C] a product or a meal which has been requested by a customer
The shop phoned to say your order has come in.
be on order
If something is on order, you have requested it but have not yet received it
The new drilling equipment has been on order for several weeks.
do/make sth to order
to do or make something especially for a person who has requested it
We make wedding cakes to order.

(Definition of order noun (REQUEST) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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