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

Terry Peder Rasmussen's 1973 booking photo from the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office in Phoenix released November 2, 2017, by the New Hampshire Office of the Attorney General. —Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025

Restaurants in San Juan reported weeks of full bookings. —Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025

Always take note of how new your ship is and when its last refurbishment was done before booking. —Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Sep. 2025

The analysts see Oracle’s artificial intelligence infrastructure bookings gaining ground. —Jim Cramer, CNBC, 8 Sep. 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.