booking

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noun

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

booking

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present participle of book entry 3

Examples of booking in a Sentence

Noun 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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Noun
And in digital health and software, China is reshaping everything from triage and appointment booking to consultation, payment, and prescriptions. — Ruby Wang, semafor.com, 27 Oct. 2026 There are also third-party travel providers that offer round-the-world booking services, such as AirTreks. — Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2026 Game 3 was scheduled for State Farm Arena, but a concert booking clashed, and the Dream were able to move the game from Thursday to Wednesday. — Rod Beard, AJC.com, 25 Oct. 2026 Renowned for its discretion, the hotel relies on old-school telephone and email bookings versus online reservations. — Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for booking

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1790, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of booking was in 1790

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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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