overorder
Order too much
To overorder is to order more than needed—whether goods, supplies, or food at a restaurant.
Businesses overorder inventory to avoid shortages; individuals overorder at meals when their eyes are bigger than their stomachs.
We always overorder Chinese food and eat leftovers for days.
The noun overorder refers to an excessive order itself.
Excess beyond demand
- glutExcessive surplus
- stockpileAccumulated reserve supply
- overstockSurplus goods beyond demand
- abundanceAmple supply, overflowing
backlog · accumulation · pileup · overage
Food degradation process
- leftoversUneaten food kept afterward
- discardDeliberately throw out
- expirationEnd of validity
- disposalAct of throwing away
throwaway · scraps · perishables · garbage · compost · uneaten · squander · loss
Error in estimation
- overestimateJudge as greater than
- misestimateJudge incorrectly
- errorFault in communication
- inaccuracyLack of precision
oversight · blunder · misreckoning · misstep · flaw
Obtaining goods externally
- inventoryCatalog of held assets
- forecastingEstimating future conditions
- warehousingStoring goods commercially
- logisticsCoordination of complex activities
oversupply
Excess beyond demand
abundance · backlog · accumulation · pileup · overage
spoilage
Food degradation process
- leftoversUneaten food kept afterward
- discardDeliberately throw out
- expirationEnd of validity
disposal · throwaway · scraps · perishables · garbage · compost · uneaten · squander · loss · shrinkage
miscalculation
Error in estimation
- overestimateJudge as greater than
- misestimateJudge incorrectly
- errorFault in communication
inaccuracy · oversight · blunder · misreckoning · misstep · flaw
procurement
Obtaining goods externally
- inventoryCatalog of held assets
- forecastingEstimating future conditions
- warehousingStoring goods commercially
catering
Supplying prepared meals professionally
- buffetSelf-service meal display
- banquetFormal celebratory meal
- appetizersPre-meal small dishes
- excess behaviorsovereat, binge, overindulge, overspend, overuse