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Inventory reservation

Meaning in e-commerce, with examples

nounCommon term

In e-commerce, inventory reservation means: Temporarily setting aside stock for a particular order or shopper so that it is not offered to someone else.

In Turkish: stok ayırma

How it is used

Teams create, expire or release an inventory reservation; when reservation starts depends on the store's workflow.

Example sentences

  1. The inventory reservation expired when the customer did not complete payment.

    The units can become available again after a temporary commitment ends.

  2. Release the inventory reservation for the cancelled order before reopening sales.

    A cancelled purchase should not keep units unavailable through an old reservation.

Common collocations

  • release an inventory reservation
  • inventory reservation period
  • inventory reservation rule
  • inventoryAll the products a business has available to sell, and the records that show how many of each item are in stock and where.
  • shopping cartThe part of an online store that keeps the products a customer has chosen until they are ready to pay, showing quantities and the total price.

More terms: Inventory and Stock

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