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  booth

  noun

  a stall, compartment, or light structure for the sale of goods or for display purposes, as at a market, exhibition, or fair.
• Booth
  Booth

  noun

  Ballington 1859–1940, founder of the Volunteers of America 1896 (son of William Booth).

booth

¹ American  

[booth] / buθ /

noun

• booths
  plural

1. a stall, compartment, or light structure for the sale of goods or for display purposes, as at a market, exhibition, or fair.

2. a small compartment or boxlike room for a specific use by one occupant.

   The customs officer came out of his booth as we drove up.

   There aren’t many telephone booths around anymore.

3. a small, temporary structure used by voters at elections.

4. a partly enclosed compartment or partitioned area, as in a restaurant or music store, equipped for a specific use by one or more persons.

5. a temporary structure of any material, as boughs, canvas, or boards, used especially for shelter; shed.

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Booth ² American  

[booth, booth] / buθ, buð /

noun

1. Ballington 1859–1940, founder of the Volunteers of America 1896 (son of William Booth).

2. Edwin Thomas, 1833–93, U.S. actor (brother of John Wilkes Booth).

3. Evangeline Cory 1865?–1950, general of the Salvation Army 1934–39 (daughter of William Booth).

4. John Wilkes, 1838–65, U.S. actor: assassin of Abraham Lincoln (brother of Edwin Thomas Booth).

5. Junius Brutus, 1796–1852, English actor (father of Edwin and John Booth).

6. William General Booth, 1829–1912, English religious leader: founder of the Salvation Army 1865.

7. William Bramwell 1856–1929, general of the Salvation Army (son of William Booth).

8. a male given name.

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Booth ¹ British  

/ buːð /

noun

1. Edwin Thomas , son of Junius Brutus Booth. 1833–93, US actor

2. John Wilkes , son of Junius Brutus Booth. 1838–65, US actor; assassin of Abraham Lincoln

3. Junius Brutus (ˈdʒuːnɪəs ˈbruːtəs). 1796–1852, US actor, born in England

4. William . 1829–1912, British religious leader; founder and first general of the Salvation Army (1878)

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booth ² British  

/ buːð, buːθ /

noun

1. a stall for the display or sale of goods, esp a temporary one at a fair or market

2. a small enclosed or partially enclosed room or cubicle, such as one containing a telephone ( telephone booth ) or one in which a person casts his or her vote at an election ( polling booth )

3. two long high-backed benches with a long table between, used esp in bars and inexpensive restaurants

4. (formerly) a temporary structure for shelter, dwelling, storage, etc

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• booths
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of booth

First recorded in 1150–1200; Middle English bōthe, from Old Norse būth (compare Old Danish bōth booth); cognate with German Bude

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Explanation

A booth is a temporary table, tent, or area that you set up in order to sell something. You might have a cupcake booth at a school craft fair, for example. You might stop at an information booth in a tourist town, or or shop for records at a music booth in your local flea market. You can use the noun booth for any small, impermanent stall, kiosk, or stand. Another kind of booth is the cozy, private seating area at a restaurant that often has high walls and benches around a table. Booth has an Old Norse origin, the word buth, which is rooted in búa, or "dwell."

Example Sentences

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Persson added a recording studio and private nightclub with a DJ booth.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

I went inside and spoke to a man named Lourdy, who was sitting in a booth.

From Slate ● Oct. 26, 2026

Capital Group had a booth with a pickleball court and a session with a “Public-Private Solutions sales specialist” on the merging of private and public markets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

Her colleague, Alexa Kane, spent time at an adopt a puppy booth sponsored by Nuveen—last year she had snuggled the puppies and she went back to the booth this year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

Mom was behind the counter, and Jess and the twins were at a booth, munching on French fries and trying to focus on their homework.

From "I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980" by Lauren Tarshis

The state has had one Latino governor, Romualdo Pacheco, who assumed office in 1875 when Gov. Newton Booth stepped down after winning a U.S.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

Booth credited technological advances with unlocking most of the world’s new oil-and-gas resources since the turn of the century.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

"The characters in general are so easy to read about. You can relate in different parts to a lot of them, I find," said Booth.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

Writing about the soundtrack, The Denver Post’s Michael Booth said the music was “not interesting enough to save this bauble,” and that Coppola “doesn’t even have the conviction to remain new wave throughout.”

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026

Booth assumed that the day would unfold as the latest in a blur of days that had begun on April 3 when the Confederate capital, Richmond, fell to the Union.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson

What’s unusual about the Buck-Aikman breakdown is that the pair have had a smooth, drama-free run as one of the best booths in NFL history.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

Their tracking method allowed them to see the Cadillac was on the move, passing through toll booths and military checkpoints, but without setting off alarms.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026

There’s also notable work to be found in the Presents section of the fair, which highlights young galleries showing solo- and dual-artist booths.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

In one of the hub's booths, a woman discussed her situation with Lyle.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

In the bazaar the booths were already open.

From "Homeless Bird" by Gloria Whelan

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