block booking
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of block booking
First recorded in 1920–25
Example Sentences
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And when a major venue announces its next block booking, what do we call it?
From New York Times • Aug. 17, 2022
The Supreme Court outlawed block booking in 1948’s United States v.
From Slate • Jul. 14, 2017
Now he has a price list which includes hourly rates and a discount for block booking.
From BBC • Jan. 5, 2014
The money owed is for a block booking they made during the holidays last year.
From The Guardian • Apr. 22, 2010
In all the years since World War II, no one has tried to reserve specific air space by "block booking."
From Time Magazine Archive
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