back-ordered

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adjective

back-or·​dered ˈbak-ˈȯr-dərd 

: ordered for purchase or delivery but not yet available : placed on back order

a list of back-ordered merchandise

The LX450 is back-ordered at many Lexus dealers.

—Michael Shnayerson

She looked for generic brands of the medicine, but found they were back-ordered or unavailable for purchase.

—Kara Driscoll

back-ordered

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past tense and past participle of back-order

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1901, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for back-ordered

• bordered
• ordered
• disordered
• reordered
• unordered