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How to pronounce ordering in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms order
Type of organisation, organization
Has types alphabetisation, alphabetization, rank order, scaling, sequence, grading, succession, layout
Derivation order


there were mistakes in the ordering of items on the list.
Type Words
Synonyms order, ordination
Type of arrangement
Has types series, word order, bacteria order, genetic code, genome
Derivation order

Examples of ordering

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If the other diners aren't ordering tea or dessert, she'll skip the last course.
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For a state that forbids happy hour, ordering doubles, putting more than 2.5 oz.
From the time.com
I covered my gaucheness by hailing the waiter and ordering a glass of champagne.
From the telegraph.co.uk
These meds were so expensive that I was ordering them from pharmacies in Canada.
From the post-gazette.com
Ordering of essential functions does not necessarily reflect importance of item.
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Cards that give information for pre-ordering are available at the Tustin Museum.
From the ocregister.com
Many martinis also are listed, but their prices are not, so ask before ordering.
From the dailyherald.com
However the company also admitted not ordering enough of its most popular lines.
From the guardian.co.uk
Those shipments are mostly for consumers who are ordering from online retailers.
From the thenewstribune.com
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  • (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed; "the British ships dropped anchor and waited for orders from London"
  • Give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority; "I said to him to go home"; "She ordered him to do the shopping"; "The mother told the child to get dressed"
  • A degree in a continuum of size or quantity; "it was on the order of a mile"; "an explosion of a low order of magnitude"
  • Make a request for something; "Order me some flowers"; "order a work stoppage"
  • Established customary state (especially of society); "order ruled in the streets"; "law and order"
  • Issue commands or orders for
  • Order is the fifth studio album by the German metalcore band Maroon. It was released on April 20, 2009 though Century Media Records. The album debuted at number 63 on the German Media Control Chart.
  • In scientific classification used in biology, the order (ordo) is # a taxonomic rank used in the classification of organisms. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, family, genus, and species, with order fitting in between class and family. ...
  • In business or commerce, an order is a stated intention, either spoken or written, to engage in a commercial transaction for specific products or services. From a buyer's point of view it expresses the intention to buy and is called a purchase order. ...