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collection ratio

 
 
noun [C] US

Definition

ACCOUNTING the number of invoices that a business receives payment for: The company has repeatedly scored a collection ratio of 95%.
(Definition of collection ratio noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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