Verb (used with object) : to special-order a dining-room chandelier.    From Dictionary.com. 

• Avoid a striped fabric on a special-order piece.    From Wordnik.com.  [How To Avoid Housework] Reference

Restocking fee: 15 percent for special-order returns.    From Wordnik.com.  [Unhappy returns: Beware these home and garden gotchas] Reference

Restocking fee: For special-order products; fees vary by store.    From Wordnik.com.  [Unhappy returns: Beware these home and garden gotchas] Reference

Some superstores will not special-order books, an expensive proposition.    From Wordnik.com.  [Reading Frenzy] Reference

Others sock you with charges to return or cancel orders on special-order items.    From Wordnik.com.  [Unhappy returns: Beware these home and garden gotchas] Reference

“We used to have to special-order LCLM stuff, but now they keep a lot in stock.”.    From Wordnik.com.  [Cheer!] Reference

After gas prices fell back, half of Mini buyers still wanted to special-order their cars.    From Wordnik.com.  [BMW's Push for Made-to-Order Cars] Reference

When you special-order a Whopper at Burger King, all the ingredients are in the same kitchen.    From Wordnik.com.  [Everything is Miscellaneous | spazeboy] Reference

Even Gigante has frozen turkeys for Thanksgiving, much cheaper than the special-order fresh ones.    From Wordnik.com.  [turkey time] Reference

When Norwalk closed, for instance, Levin had already written up more than 40 special-order sofas.    From Wordnik.com.  [As Manufacturers Buckle, Winners Emerge From Havoc] Reference

It is now legitimately available in the U.S. on DVD, as a special-order UK import via Tartan video.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mad Dog Movies « Asian Horror FAQ] Reference

That apparatus can't be duplicated anywhere except on Tellus, and even there it's all special-order stuff.    From Wordnik.com.  [Masters Of The Vortex]

“Then I would be into the special-order category, with two decades of couture-collecting down the drain.”.    From Wordnik.com.  [Brava for Big-Footed Broads!] Reference

Favorite fashion purchase of 2008: “A special-order red Epi leather Christopher backpack from Louis Vuitton.”.    From Wordnik.com.  [The 2008 International Best-Dressed List] Reference

Pity the poor Canadians who are doomed to mis-spelt books from our neighbours unless we special-order imports from the UK.    From Wordnik.com.  [p_n_elrod: WIN A COPY OF D&SK!!] Reference

Our test car had the buff tan canvas over a special-order platinum white (Bianco Fuji?) that I feel sure glows in the dark.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Shapely Visitor From Planet Maserati] Reference

Best Buy recently rescinded its restocking fee policy, so you're in the clear at that store except in rare special-order cases.    From Wordnik.com.  [8 tips for returning electronics gifts] Reference

The Cupcakery gets lots of casino business, and the hotel concierges have the bakery on speed dial for special-order late-night deliveries.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Cupcakery sold 275,000 cupcakes in one year] Reference

The couple finally found a special-order supplier.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

Taco Time lets us special-order to our hearts 'content.    From Wordnik.com.  [Seattle Weekly | Complete Issue] Reference

Apple, for instance, lets users special-order a matte screen on.    From Wordnik.com.  [Original Signal - Transmitting Gadgets]

2313 Fairmount Ave. Flowers, plants, and special-order bouquets.    From Wordnik.com.  [Apartment Therapy Main] Reference

(You can also special-order one with a Core i7 processor for more speed.).    From Wordnik.com.  [Macworld UK News] Reference

She buys from suppliers in Los Angeles, New York and special-order magazines.    From Wordnik.com.  [Bakersfield.com Latest news] Reference

Most trees are four to six feet tall, although special-order trees are larger.    From Wordnik.com.  [Elder of Ziyon] Reference

Plus (previously a special-order item) and is offering it for free with contract.    From Wordnik.com.  [PalmInfocenter] Reference

She rents a restaurant where she makes breakfast, lunch, dinner, and special-order food.    From Wordnik.com.  [Kiva Loans] Reference

But she said she could special-order the krill supplements if customers want to buy them.    From Wordnik.com.  [canada.com Top Stories] Reference

For instance, a special-order item would have to be sold a minimum of two to six times in a.    From Wordnik.com.  [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference

If he has to special-order it from blind orphans in Afghanistan, all the better to amaze you.    From Wordnik.com.  [NPR Topics: News] Reference

Remember those special-order cakes with all the typos (frostos?) that I posted a while back?.    From Wordnik.com.  [verbatim] Reference

"Big 3 sales initiatives" - installed sales, special-order sales and sales to commercial business customers.    From Wordnik.com.  [TWICE - Digital Imaging News] Reference