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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At the request of WWD, Balenciaga’s current archive team unearthed a yellowed page from that order book for the spring 1966 season, her saleswoman Mademoiselle Margot detailing dresses, pants, coats and suits at prices ranging from 1,500 to 11,000 French francs.
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Miles Socha, Footwear News, 26 May 2026
The compression has not changed what the order book is telling you.
—Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
Observers across the energy sector follow every development with the company’s gas turbine order book closely (right now, it is mostly fully subscribed through 2030).
—Justin Worland, Time, 8 May 2026
Dover on Thursday reported healthy first-quarter results, highlighted by double-digit earnings growth and a brimming order book.
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2026
Her order book showed a little more than a dozen sales to mysterious Amazon addresses.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2026
Cosco Shipping is forking over $7 billion to China State Shipbuilding to build out 87 new vessels, expanding on the company’s already swollen order book.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 12 Dec. 2025
There are obvious differences between Kalshi’s single-event bets conducted on a publicly visible central order book and the RFQ parlays, both in terms of what is seen from the retail app and how retail app users can engage.
—Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 19 Nov. 2025
Most of the examples of the supercar’s final variant have already been spoken for, but Ford Performance’s order book remains open for the last build slots.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 19 Aug. 2025
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Miles Socha, Footwear News, 26 May 2026
The compression has not changed what the order book is telling you.
—Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
Observers across the energy sector follow every development with the company’s gas turbine order book closely (right now, it is mostly fully subscribed through 2030).
—Justin Worland, Time, 8 May 2026
Dover on Thursday reported healthy first-quarter results, highlighted by double-digit earnings growth and a brimming order book.
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2026
Her order book showed a little more than a dozen sales to mysterious Amazon addresses.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2026
Cosco Shipping is forking over $7 billion to China State Shipbuilding to build out 87 new vessels, expanding on the company’s already swollen order book.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 12 Dec. 2025
There are obvious differences between Kalshi’s single-event bets conducted on a publicly visible central order book and the RFQ parlays, both in terms of what is seen from the retail app and how retail app users can engage.
—Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 19 Nov. 2025
Most of the examples of the supercar’s final variant have already been spoken for, but Ford Performance’s order book remains open for the last build slots.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 19 Aug. 2025
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“Order book.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/order%20book. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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