special order
Made-to-specification purchase
A special order is a request for something not regularly stocked or available—a product made to specific requirements or a service customized beyond standard offerings: The bakery takes special orders for wedding cakes.
In parliamentary procedure, a special order is business scheduled for a specific time, taking priority over regular agenda items.
- customHabitual group practice
- custom madeMade to order
- bespokeMade to individual specifications
- requestFormal act of seeking
- backorderDeferred fulfillment request
commission · tailored · personalized · just for you · one of a kind · waitlist · long wait · catalog · rush · rush delivery · fabrication · exclusive · limited edition · craftsman · unique · delayed · warehouse · invoice
- custom-madecustom-made, customized, personalized, bespoke, tailor-made
- orderscommand, decree, dictate, mandate, proclamation
- booksellingbookstore, bookshop, book dealer, indie bookstore, chain store
- modificationsmod, alteration, adjustment, modification, revision
- parliamentparliament, bills, votes, vote, debate
- stock statusin stock, out of stock, available, unavailable, low stock
special orderoff-the-shelf
Prepackaged and ready-to-use
ready-made · standard issue · off-the-rack · in stock · mass-produced
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