booking

noun

book·​ing ˈbu̇-kiŋ 

1

: the act of one that books

2

: an engagement or scheduled performance

3

: reservation sense 1c

Examples of booking in a Sentence

She has several concert bookings this fall.

The comedian missed some bookings because of illness.

All booking is done by the band's manager.

Recent Examples on the Web

The conference will also include an operations networking session presented by Protect Group on Monday, a booking networking session presented by VenuePilot on Tuesday and a working lounge presented by Live Music Society for the duration of the conference. —Taylor Mims, Billboard, 18 Apr. 2024

The suspect faces charges of false imprisonment, possessing narcotics, possessing drugs while armed, carrying a loaded handgun, illegally having an firearm and evading police officers, according to booking logs. —Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 18 Apr. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1790, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing booking

• booking office

Legal Definition

booking

noun

book·​ing

: a procedure at a jail or police station following an arrest in which information about the arrest (as the time, the name of the arrested person, and the crime for which the arrest was made) is entered in the police register

Note: The arrested person is usually photographed and fingerprinted at the time of the booking.