order book
noun
: a book that shows the number of orders that a company has received from its customers
—often used figuratively
The company is starting the year with a full order book.
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Strong Start Bellway said that improved trading and more outlets pushed its forward order book to 5,144 homes, up from 4,411 at the same point in 2023.
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Royston Wild, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
Airbus net orders came in at a record 2,094 in 2023, swelling its order book to 8,598.
—Jenni Reid, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2024
Production of Blackwell chips has moved past initial hurdles — a brief concern for investors in August — and Nvidia’s order book for the chips is full for the next 12 months or so, Morgan Stanley said based on its conversation with executives.
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2024
But once that’s done, and Boeing has the cash to restart operations, fix its safety problems, and develop a new plane, the order book will catapult the company forward.
—Peter Green, Quartz, 30 Sep. 2024
Still, analysts at Morgan Stanley added that growth in cutting-edge logic and memory chips bodes well for ASML’s ongoing order book recovery this year.
—Ryan Browne, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2024
The order book for the $35,000 base Lobo opens late this year.
—Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 1 Aug. 2024
Columbia Sportswear’s second quarter wasn’t its best, but its Fall 2024 order book suggests sequential improvement in the quarters ahead for wholesale sales.
—Vicki M. Young, Sourcing Journal, 1 Aug. 2024
Boeing has an order book of more than 5,400 jetliners, after accounting adjustments, while Airbus has about 8,000 unfilled orders.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 18 July 2024
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Royston Wild, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
Airbus net orders came in at a record 2,094 in 2023, swelling its order book to 8,598.
—Jenni Reid, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2024
Production of Blackwell chips has moved past initial hurdles — a brief concern for investors in August — and Nvidia’s order book for the chips is full for the next 12 months or so, Morgan Stanley said based on its conversation with executives.
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2024
But once that’s done, and Boeing has the cash to restart operations, fix its safety problems, and develop a new plane, the order book will catapult the company forward.
—Peter Green, Quartz, 30 Sep. 2024
Still, analysts at Morgan Stanley added that growth in cutting-edge logic and memory chips bodes well for ASML’s ongoing order book recovery this year.
—Ryan Browne, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2024
The order book for the $35,000 base Lobo opens late this year.
—Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 1 Aug. 2024
Columbia Sportswear’s second quarter wasn’t its best, but its Fall 2024 order book suggests sequential improvement in the quarters ahead for wholesale sales.
—Vicki M. Young, Sourcing Journal, 1 Aug. 2024
Boeing has an order book of more than 5,400 jetliners, after accounting adjustments, while Airbus has about 8,000 unfilled orders.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 18 July 2024
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“Order book.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/order%20book. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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