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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

According to Fuentes’ jail booking information, Wednesday was his 19th birthday.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026

Earlier this year, the CMA ordered two other driving schools to give refunds to more than 80,000 customers after they did not disclose the total price for lessons upfront during the online booking process.

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026

And the watchdog is looking into whether RED Driving School included mandatory booking fees and digital fees in the upfront price shown to people buying driving lessons.

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026

Or you can find a cheaper booking on your own and ask the agent to swap out the pricier item in your itinerary.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026

He found himself booking a flight to Dulles International Airport.

From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson

Travel agents have access to cheaper bookings and perks: They can often provide discounts on hotels, cruises and tours, or access to perks like VIP packages and upgraded rooms that aren’t available to the public.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026

We want to make sure we are there when they are ready to book because those companies are not going to take on the responsibility of actually doing the bookings.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

German travel giant TUI said Wednesday that bookings were returning to normal levels despite the ongoing Mideast war, as it presented its latest financial results.

From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026

Visit Devon's Sally Everton said they had not seen "a significant surge in tourism or additional hotel bookings"

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 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