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• present participle of book.

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

Noun Inflected Forms

• bookings
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of booking

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

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Example Sentences

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booking bookings

The S&P 500 sank 4.4%, booking its largest loss of market value on record.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 6, 2026

Amazon stock rises after booking a modest decline last week on earnings.

From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026

But the supermarket is not an airline, and dinner should not require the same vigilance as booking a flight.

From Salon ● Nov. 2, 2026

Cascavilla is one of eight people to put down deposits so far at Desperado, where homeowners will have priority access to booking the wave machines.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026

Andy Blevins says he will return to Virginia Highlands, taking classes at night; the Gospel Gentlemen are no longer booking performances.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times

Analysts had forecast 6.22 billion euros in bookings, according to a market consensus provided by the company.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

Expedia Group raised its full-year outlook for revenue and gross bookings after reporting higher profit and sales in the third quarter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026

It also lifted its view for gross bookings to $131.4 billion to $131.9 billion, from $129.5 billion to $130.8 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026

Booked room nights increased 7% to 115.7 million, while gross bookings climbed 11% to $34.01 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026

There were all those train bookings and boat bookings and hotel bookings to be made in advance by letter.

From "Boy: Tales of a Childhood" by Roald Dahl

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