booking

American  

[book-ing] / ˈbʊk ɪŋ /

noun

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

2. reservation.

3. the act of a person who books.

---

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

---

Etymology

Origin of booking

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

Example Sentences

In terms of bookings, the company said that, since the onset of “wave” season, it has witnessed the highest seven booking weeks in its history.

From MarketWatch

The move to assigned seating required 18 months of changes to booking systems, internal procedures and planes to allow space for passengers to stretch their legs even more.

From The Wall Street Journal

Essex said a reacceleration in software growth was encouraging, even as the government shutdown weighed on bookings and growth at Red Hat, the Linux software provider, which IBM acquired in 2019.

From MarketWatch

Demand for flights and holidays continued over the quarter and bookings are building well for the summer season, it said.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Canadian IT-services firm tells investors on a call the shutdown weighed on its U.S. federal business and pulled bookings lower.

From The Wall Street Journal