Meaning

3 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)Arrangement in a sequence.

    She gave the students' performances a rank ordering.

    the act of putting things in a sequential arrangement

  2. (uncountable)The placement of an order for goods or services.

    Ordering has to be complete at least six weeks before expected delivery to get our best prices.

  3. (countable, uncountable)The act or ceremony of ordaining, as priests or deacons.

Translations

1 languages

Forms

plural: orderings
Singularordering
Pluralorderings

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements:orderordination
  • the act of putting things in a sequential arrangement:order

Word family

6 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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