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

While the Kenya Moore Hair Spa website is inactive, as of writing, bookings can still be done on Style Seat, a beauty services website, for multiple services, including silk presses, trims, blow outs, protein treatments, sew ins, quick weaves, take downs, scalp analyses, and wig installations. —Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 7 Apr. 2025

Each time the show films in a location, that hotel sees a huge boost in bookings, and the area benefits from a spike in tourism. —Dana Feldman, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025

This season, his disciplinary record is only five bookings in 34 appearances. —Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025

Air Canada reports that transborder flight bookings are down 10% year-over-year for the April-to-September period. —New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 7 Apr. 2025

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.