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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For travelers looking to set sail on the sea during the spring break season, American Airlines Cruises division is offering bonuses of up to 10,000 miles and other perks on select upcoming bookings. Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 25 Jan. 2025 Spikes in bookings seen around former concert tour dates will, regrettably, not likely repeat. Adam Deflorian, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025 The video game maker slashed guidance for the holiday quarter, saying weak demand for its soccer titles would cause bookings to fall short of expectations. Kavitha Shastry, CNBC, 23 Jan. 2025 JetBlue, headed by CEO Joanna Geraghty, has become the first airline to accept Venmo payments for flight bookings, another effort by the carrier to bring in new streams of revenue. Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 23 Jan. 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 29 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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