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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Hopper, the online booking platform, also identified Thailand as a trending travel destination for 2025 in a year-end report in December. Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2025 Gross booking value, which measures host earnings, taxes and service and cleaning fees, rose to $17.6 billion and topped a StreetAccount forecast of $17.2 billion. Samantha Subin, CNBC, 14 Feb. 2025 For the best selection and pricing, Rail Europe recommends booking at least seven days in advance, and 30 days, if possible. Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 13 Feb. 2025 Take the acquisition of the Mr & Mrs Smith booking platform, for example. Chris Dong, AFAR Media, 13 Feb. 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 21 Feb. 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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