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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

Etymology

Origin of booking

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

Example Sentences

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booking bookings

"Oslo has seen booking growth of 154 percent year-over-year, Helsinki 124 percent... Those numbers tell me that travellers are actively looking beyond the traditional summer hotspots," said the expert and founder of Coolcation Adventures.

From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026

Better deals can usually be found booking further in advance.

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026

The French aerospace company booked sharply lower orders in the first half of the year as the group didn’t log a single booking for its Rafale fighter jet, though its Falcon business aircraft remained popular.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

What are your ways of scouting out bands you want to take a chance on when booking the festival?

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026

My cop walked me in and sat me down at the front booking desk.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah

The overall demand environment remains strong, though the company noted “a modest, near-term impact on bookings for select itineraries, primarily due to prolonged geopolitical activity.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026

Check what your insurance policy says about flights, accommodation or trip bookings first.

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026

That could help power Ubisoft to a second quarter with net bookings "around 370 million euros", the company said.

From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026

I think we only had a couple days in between bookings.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 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