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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Deconstruction had a strong connection to Warner Bros, too, through Jane’s booking agent Marc Geiger. Aaron Gilbreath, SPIN, 31 Dec. 2024 Clinics and hospitals increase appointment requests significantly by analyzing anonymous user journeys to optimize their booking funnels. Merag Shahzad, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024 Guests of these accommodations have priority pre-embarkation access to spa and premium restaurant bookings. Helen Iatrou, Travel + Leisure, 29 Dec. 2024 Venue owners often hand off booking responsibilities to promoters and step back, treating their stages as transactional spaces. Andrew Bird, Baltimore Sun, 28 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for booking 

Word History

First Known Use

1790, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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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 15 Jan. 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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