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back-order

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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.
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The most common method of filling back-orders is called "oldest first".
We don't have it in stock--now what? Part II by Stratman, Scott / Doors and Hardware
I recently purchased a new model Kimber Tactical Custom II that was on back-order for six to eight weeks.
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All items immediately available are given a CWT of zero, and the back-order days are captured for all parts that have to be ordered.
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