| Subject | English | French |
| comp., MS, Canada | back order | Commande en souffrance (An unfilled customer order or commitment. A back order is an immediate (or past due) demand against an item whose inventory is insufficient to satisfy the demand) |
| market. | back order | commande en retard |
| comp., MS | back order | commande en souffrance (An unfilled customer order or commitment. A back order is an immediate (or past due) demand against an item whose inventory is insufficient to satisfy the demand) |
| market. | back order | commande en souffrance |
| market. | back order | commande à suivre |
| market. | back order | commande non satisfaite |
| fin. | back order | commande différée |
| comp., MS | Back-Order Limit | seuil de commande en souffrance (The value below zero beyond which it is not prudent to take back orders. Back ordering cannot occur beyond this value. This is to restrict overselling and thereby preventing failure to fulfill an order) |
| gen. | order the troops back | commander la retraite aux troupes |
| transp., mech.eng. | read-back order | ordre de lecture |