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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Shares of the online booking company have ticked up about 9% in 2024. Brian Evans, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024 Similarly, Crystal handles not only her music writing, recording and production but also her video production and bookings. Anto Dotcom, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2024 What’s unfortunate is that WWE is in a booking pickle because Gunther and Rhodes could use the momentum-building win at Crown Jewel. Blake Oestriecher, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024 Have your flight details, booking numbers and identification on-hand to make the process run as smoothly as possible. Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 2 Nov. 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 20 Nov. 2024.

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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