futureorder

noun
UK /ˈfjuːtʃəˌɔːdə/
US /ˈfjuːtʃərˌɔːrdər/

A futureorder is a plan you make now for something you will do later.

She placed a futureorder for the new game so it would arrive on her birthday.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. An instruction set up in advance to happen automatically at a later time.

The computer used a futureorder to back up files every night.

3. The sequence in which upcoming events are arranged to happen.

The teacher wrote the futureorder of class trips on the board.

4. A promise to buy something that is not ready yet.

He made a futureorder for the toy that comes out next month.