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 idea came from Nammour’s work at Airbnb, where she was tasked with corralling the booking platform’s sprawling and highly sensitive data, from home addresses to medical information. —Leo Schwartz, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2025

Beyond the main house, a three-bedroom carriage house functions as a dog-friendly Airbnb with consistent bookings. —Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 3 Nov. 2025

McClain was transported to the Jack Jones Juvenile Detention Facility in Pine Bluff for booking, the release says. —Arkansas Online, 31 Oct. 2025

Currently, Delta offers its customers much of this information via app screens, purchasing interfaces and in emails during and immediately following booking, upon check-in, while en route, and post journey. —Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 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.