back order

noun [C] COMMERCE

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› a request for goods that are not available now but will be available in the future: Unfortunately we are not able to process back orders. Pharmacies that carried the vaccine now say it is on back order.

back-order verb [T] › If you want to back-order an item that is out of stock, please contact us via this link.

(Definition of back order noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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