back order

back order

noun

Definition of BACK ORDER

: a business order yet to be fulfilled because stock is unavailable

Examples of BACK ORDER

1. The book I want to buy is a back order and won't be shipped for three weeks.
2. The book I want to buy is on back order and won't be shipped for three weeks.

First Known Use of BACK ORDER

circa 1929

Rhymes with BACK ORDER

awarder, close order, court order, disorder, gag order, in order, keyboarder, mail-order, on order, recorder, reorder, rewarder, sailboarder, short-order, skateboarder, snowboarder, stop order, suborder, surfboarder, third order, to order, transborder, wakeboarder, word order