booking

American  

[book-ing] / ˈbʊk ɪŋ /

noun

bookings plural

1. a contract, engagement, or scheduled performance of a professional entertainer.

2. reservation.

3. the act of making a reservation or scheduling an engagement for someone.

4. the act of recording a piece of information in a book or register, such as the official charge laid against an arrested person.

5. Soccer. the act, by a referee, of issuing a yellow card or a following red card to a player who has committed a cautionable offense.

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booking British  

/ ˈbʊkɪŋ /

noun

1. 1. a reservation, as of a table or room in a hotel, seat in a theatre, or seat on a train, aircraft, etc

   2. ( as modifier )

      the booking office at a railway station

2. theatre an engagement for the services of an actor or acting company

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Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

• bookings
  plural

Etymology

Origin of booking

First recorded in 1635–45; book + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

So if a user is booking a flight, flight information will be pulled from an email and show up on the call screen.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

So if a user is booking a flight, flight information will be pulled from an email and show up on the call screen.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

The new rules will stop learners booking the soonest test available anywhere, then making a series of swaps to get a slot closer to home.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Ironically, when Siri launched as an independent app 16 years ago, what its co-founders built was an agent to complete tasks like booking restaurant reservations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

He found himself booking a flight to Dulles International Airport.

From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson