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

Bad Bunny ⬆ Won 5 Latin Grammys including album of the year after weeks of MAGA backlash over his Super Bowl booking. —Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Nov. 2025

The firm’s data shows that bookings in the Tuscan city were up 110% this fall. —Julia Buckley, CNN Money, 15 Nov. 2025

What an incredible get from the The Tonight Show research and booking departments. —Bethy Squires, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2025

All the different booking agencies called me. —Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 14 Nov. 2025

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.