back-order

back-order something

[for a merchant] to order something that is not in stock and make delivery to the customer when the goods become available. The store didn't have the replacement part for my vacuum cleaner, so the manager back-ordered it for me. The shop had to back-order some of the items on my list.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Mosi	-	Eastern African, Swahili
Xanthippi	-	Greek
Monroe	[mən'rəu]
Mahaut	ma-O	French
Armour	['a:mə]
Tansy	TAN-zee	English (Rare)