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

This year’s edition will be played at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff, due to an existing concert booking at Wembley. — Colin Millar, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026

The booking records list July 3 as the offense date for each of the three charges. — Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2026

The roughly 15,000 outfitters and guides under permit on federal lands typically are very small businesses that depend on steady bookings. — Nancy Forster-Holt, The Conversation, 14 Aug. 2026

While everyone needs a place to stay, not everyone may be getting the same value from the booking. — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 14 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1790, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing booking

• booking office

Rhymes for booking

• brooking
• cooking
• hooking
• looking
• overlooking

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.