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• present participle of order.

ordering

British  

/ ˈɔːdərɪŋ /

noun

1. logic any of a number of categories of relations that permit at least some members of their domain to be placed in order. A linear or simple ordering is reflexive, antisymmetric, transitive, and connected, as less than or equal to on the integers. A partial ordering is reflexive, antisymmetric, and transitive, as set inclusion. Either of these orderings is called strict if it is asymmetric instead of reflexive and antisymmetric. It is a well-ordering if every nonempty subset has a least member under the relation

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Example Sentences

Plates in restaurants regularly carry meat and dumplings, as if you were ordering from an Austrian or German menu.

From BBC • Jun. 22, 2026

Yum Brands’ announcement that it is selling Pizza Hut for $2.7 billion follows years of struggles for the chain, which failed to keep up with rival Domino’s Pizza and the broader rise of digital ordering.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 17, 2026

Consumer Reports tested 30 routes across 17 states by having volunteers input start and end points to check prices without actually ordering a ride.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2026

In March 2025, the company announced a partnership with Nvidia to accelerate the development of AI technologies to drive efficiency in drive-through ordering and call center operations as well as to assess restaurant performance.

From Barron's • Jun. 16, 2026

Margaret can be bossy like that, and I didn’t appreciate her ordering me around, even if she did it silently.

From "Silent To The Bone" by E.L. Konigsburg

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