book-to-bill ratio
noun[C]
ACCOUNTINGUSukusanumberthatshowshow manyordersacompanyhasreceivedand whether thatnumberofordersis more than, less than, or the same as thenumberofordersit hasrecentlycompleted:
TheAssociationsaid the book-to-billratio, whichmeasuresnewordersagainstshipments,roseto 0.90 inAugustfrom 0.86 inJuly.