booking

[ book-ing ]
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noun
  1. a contract, engagement, or scheduled performance of a professional entertainer.

  1. the act of a person who books.

Origin of booking

1
First recorded in 1635–45; book + -ing1

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British Dictionary definitions for booking

booking

/ (ˈbʊkɪŋ) /


noun
  1. mainly British

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

    • (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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