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partially fulfilled

Partially fulfilled is a status for a multi-item order in which at least one item has been supplied to the customer and at least one other item has not yet been supplied.

In plain English

This status is used when an order contains more than one item and the order is only complete in part. Some of the items have already been supplied to the customer, while others are still still outstanding.

In context

Here, "partially fulfilled" reports that some items in the multi-item order have been supplied to the customer, while other items in that same order have not yet been supplied.

Situation
Following order preparation, fulfillment, dispatch, delivery, and collection
What it communicates
reports that only part of the order has reached fulfillment.

Meaning limits

By itself, this status does not say when the remaining items will be supplied or whether they will be supplied at all.

Examples

“The order is partially fulfilled because the customer received the mugs, but the plates have not yet arrived.”

Core meaning

“The clerk marked the order partially fulfilled after sending the notebooks while the pens were still outstanding.”

In context

  • order status Broader Term

    This status belongs to the broader category of states used to describe an order.

  • fulfilled Contrast

    This differs from a fully fulfilled state, where no items remain unsupplied.