# ordering

Pronunciation: US say "OR-der-ing" /ˈɔɹ.dəɹ.ɪŋ/; UK say "AW-der-ing" /ˈɔː.dəɹ.ɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle of order. — present participle and gerund of order
   - Simple: Present participle of order. Use this form for an action happening now or as the -ing form of the verb.
   - _The manager is ordering new equipment for the office._
   - _Ordering the files by date helped us find the contract quickly._

## Noun

2. An arrangement of items in a particular sequence.
   - Simple: The way things are placed one after another in a line or list.
   - _The ordering of chapters affects how the argument unfolds._
   - _A different ordering of the steps produced a cleaner result._
3. The act of requesting goods or services from a supplier or business.
   - Simple: The act of asking a store or company to send you goods or do a job for you.
   - _Bulk ordering reduced the cost per unit for the warehouse._
   - _The restaurant switched to digital ordering during the pandemic._
4. The act or ceremony of ordaining someone as a priest or deacon.
   - Simple: The special church ceremony that makes someone a priest or deacon.
   - _The ordering of the deacons followed the ancient rite._
   - _Her ordering as a priest was celebrated by the whole parish._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/ordering (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).