What does "ordering" mean?

1. (arrangement) the way that things are organized or put into a specific sequence. 2. (buying goods) the act of asking for or buying products or services. 3. (religious ceremony) the ceremony where someone is officially made a priest or religious leader.

ordering

US //ˈɔɹdɝɪŋ// UK //ˈɔːdəɹɪŋ// or·der·ing

1 arrangement (n.)
B1 Intermediate

the way that things are organized or put into a specific sequence.

the act or result of arranging items in a particular sequence or logical structure.

Example

The alphabetical ordering of the books makes it easy to find what you need.

Example

The chronological ordering of the historical documents allowed the researchers to trace the evolution of the policy over several decades.
- disorder
- chaos
2 buying goods (n.)
B2 Upper Intermediate

the act of asking for or buying products or services.

the process of placing a request for goods or services from a provider.

Example

Online ordering has become much faster with the new mobile app.

Example

The restaurant streamlined its ordering system to reduce the wait time between the customer's arrival and the service of the meal.
- purchasing
- requesting

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3 religious ceremony (n.)
C2 Proficiency Formal Religion

the ceremony where someone is officially made a priest or religious leader.

the act or ceremony of ordaining individuals into holy orders, such as priests or deacons.

Example

The family gathered at the cathedral to witness the ordering of the new priests.

Example

The bishop presided over the formal ordering of the deacons, a ceremony steeped in centuries of ecclesiastical tradition.
- ordination