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

Krejci’s sending off for two bookings in just 196 seconds certainly looked like one of the daftest dismissals of the Premier League season. —Steve Madeley, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2026

Brown, of the local short-term rental alliance, thinks that now that the base camp teams have been announced, and with June inching closer, both bookings and the number of people interested in becoming hosts will pick up. —Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 21 Feb. 2026

While the number of bookings in the region has jumped significantly, prices haven’t as much. —Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 21 Feb. 2026

The spa The on-site spa is small and intimate, with just a few treatment beds, which makes booking in advance highly recommended. —Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Feb. 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.