booking

noun

book·​ing ˈbu̇-kiŋ How to pronounce booking (audio)
1
: the act of one that books
2
: an engagement or scheduled performance
3

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.
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Between Coachella’s weekends one and two, the group parted ways with their booking agency IAG though the cause of the split is unclear. Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 30 Apr. 2025 The new fare bundles, which include seating, checked bag and boarding options, will be available for booking starting sometime in the third quarter for flights scheduled to depart in 2026, the discount carrier said. Alain Sherter, CBS News, 29 Apr. 2025 Airlines have been cutting flights in response to softening bookings. Rajesh Kumar Singh, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2025 Performers post videos on TikTok, Instagram and YouTube, all of which can lead to regular club bookings—for a rare few. R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for booking

Word History

First Known Use

1790, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of booking was in 1790

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“Booking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/booking. Accessed 7 May. 2025.

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.

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