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

With a booking of a two-bedroom residence, two kids are free. —Chelsea Adams, USA Today, 20 June 2026

Kape did not make his promotional debut until February 2021 because of an injury to his opponent in his first booking and his next fight being canceled after his opponent (Pantoja) withdrew because of COVID-19. —Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026

As of mid-March, advance hotel reservations for New York’s World Cup weeks were tracking 2% below bookings for those same dates in 2025—a year with no special events at all. —Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 19 June 2026

So will the three-letter International Air Transport Association airport code, which is used in flight bookings and on baggage tags. —Alexandra Phelps, Miami Herald, 19 June 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.