booking

[ boo k-ing ]

/ ˈbʊk ɪŋ /

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noun

a contract, engagement, or scheduled performance of a professional entertainer.

reservation(def 5).

the act of a person who books.

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gig

Nearby words

booked up, bookend, booker, booker prize, bookie, booking, booking agent, booking clerk, booking office, bookish, bookishly

Origin of booking

First recorded in 1635–45; book + -ing¹

Definition for booking (2 of 2)

book

[ book ]

/ bʊk /

noun

a handwritten or printed work of fiction or nonfiction, usually on sheets of paper fastened or bound together within covers.

a work of fiction or nonfiction in an electronic format: Your child can listen to or read the book online.See also e-book(def 1).

a number of sheets of blank or ruled paper bound together for writing, recording business transactions, etc.

a division of a literary work, especially one of the larger divisions.

the Book, the Bible.

Music. the text or libretto of an opera, operetta, or musical.

books. book of account.

Jazz. the total repertoire of a band.

a script or story for a play.

a record of bets, as on a horse race.

Cards. the number of basic tricks or cards that must be taken before any trick or card counts in the score.

a set or packet of tickets, checks, stamps, matches, etc., bound together like a book.

anything that serves for the recording of facts or events: The petrified tree was a book of Nature.

Sports. a collection of facts and information about the usual playing habits, weaknesses, methods, etc., of an opposing team or player, especially in baseball: The White Sox book on Mickey Mantle cautioned pitchers to keep the ball fast and high.

Stock Exchange.

the customers served by each registered representative in a brokerage house.
a loose-leaf binder kept by a specialist to record orders to buy and sell stock at specified prices.

a pile or package of leaves, as of tobacco.

Mineralogy. a thick block or crystal of mica.

a magazine: used especially in magazine publishing.

book value.

Slang. bookmaker(def 1).

the book,

a set of rules, conventions, or standards: The solution was not according to the book but it served the purpose.
the telephone book: I've looked him up, but he's not in the book.

verb (used with object)

to enter in a book or list; record; register.

to reserve or make a reservation for (a hotel room, passage on a ship, etc.): We booked a table at our favorite restaurant.

to register or list (a person) for a place, transportation, appointment, etc.: The travel agent booked us for next week's cruise.

to engage for one or more performances.

to enter an official charge against (an arrested suspect) on a police register.

to act as a bookmaker for (a bettor, bet, or sum of money): The Philadelphia syndicate books 25 million dollars a year on horse racing.

verb (used without object)

to register one's name.

to engage a place, services, etc.

Slang.

to study hard, as a student before an exam: He left the party early to book.
to leave; depart: I'm bored with this party, let's book.
to work as a bookmaker: He started a restaurant with money he got from booking.

adjective

of or relating to a book or books: the book department; a book salesman.

derived or learned from or based on books: a book knowledge of sailing.

shown by a book of account: The firm's book profit was $53,680.

Verb Phrases

book in, to sign in, as at a job.

book out, to sign out, as at a job.

book up, to sell out in advance: The hotel is booked up for the Christmas holidays.

Origin of book

before 900; Middle English, Old English bōc; cognate with Dutch boek, Old Norse bōk, German Buch; akin to Gothic boka letter (of the alphabet) and not of known relation to beech, as is often assumed

SYNONYMS FOR book

25 reserve, schedule, bill, slate, program.

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ANTONYMS FOR book

25 cancel.

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Related forms

book·less, adjectivebook·like, adjectivepre·book, verbre·book, verb

un·booked, adjective

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Examples from the Web for booking

When booking your next travels, think Rila, Kanazawa, and Saba.
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To some, this means being able to draft an email while booking a flight.
Renaissance Man Jared Leto Defies Categorization|The Daily Beast|December 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They deserve every penny and more: booking a four week tour is a huge job.
How Much Money Does a Band Really Make on Tour?|Jack Conte|December 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Our awesome booking agency, High Road Touring, takes a commission for booking the tour.
How Much Money Does a Band Really Make on Tour?|Jack Conte|December 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Even Tony Hogue and his friend, who was a JF Images booking agent, had trouble wrapping their brains around it.
‘I Saved My Friend From Bill Cosby’|Lloyd Grove|December 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I've found he was at Charing Cross a day or two ago, booking a ticket for the Continent.
Martin Hewitt, Investigator|Arthur Morrison
Considerable saving will be experienced by booking throughout, and the best places secured in the coach.
Memoranda on Tours, Touraine and Central France.|J. H. Holdsworth
His face was beaming in anticipation of booking another order.
The Dreadnought of the Air|Percy F. Westerman
Charing Cross at two-twenty; but you may have difficulty about booking a berth in the sleeper.
The Silent Barrier|Louis Tracy
Charles realized this lack of booking facilities, and dedicated his talents and experience to remedying it.
Charles Frohman: Manager and Man|Isaac Frederick Marcosson and Daniel Frohman

British Dictionary definitions for booking (1 of 2)

booking

/ (ˈbʊkɪŋ) /

noun

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

theatre an engagement for the services of an actor or acting company

British Dictionary definitions for booking (2 of 2)

book

/ (bʊk) /

noun

a number of printed or written pages bound together along one edge and usually protected by thick paper or stiff pasteboard coversSee also hardback, paperback

a written work or composition, such as a novel, technical manual, or dictionary
(as modifier)the book trade; book reviews
(in combination)bookseller; bookshop; bookshelf; bookrack

a number of blank or ruled sheets of paper bound together, used to record lessons, keep accounts, etc

(plural) a record of the transactions of a business or society

the script of a play or the libretto of an opera, musical, etc

a major division of a written composition, as of a long novel or of the Bible

a number of tickets, sheets, stamps, etc, fastened together along one edge

bookmaking a record of the bets made on a horse race or other event

(in card games) the number of tricks that must be taken by a side or player before any trick has a scoring valuein bridge, six of the 13 tricks form the book

strict or rigid regulations, rules, or standards (esp in the phrases according to the book, by the book)

a source of knowledge or authoritythe book of life

a telephone directory (in the phrase in the book)

the book (sometimes capital) the Bible

an open book a person or subject that is thoroughly understood

a closed book a person or subject that is unknown or beyond comprehensionchemistry is a closed book to him

bring to book to reprimand or require (someone) to give an explanation of his conduct

close the book on to bring to a definite endwe have closed the book on apartheid

close the books accounting to balance accounts in order to prepare a statement or report

cook the books informal to make fraudulent alterations to business or other accounts

in my book according to my view of things

in someone's bad books regarded by someone with disfavour

in someone's good books regarded by someone with favour

keep the books to keep written records of the finances of a business or other enterprise

on the books

enrolled as a member
registered or recorded

read someone like a book to understand a person, or his motives, character, etc, thoroughly and clearly

throw the book at

to charge with every relevant offence
to inflict the most severe punishment on

verb

to reserve (a place, passage, etc) or engage the services of (a performer, driver, etc) in advanceto book a flight; to book a band

(tr) to take the name and address of (a person guilty of a minor offence) with a view to bringing a prosecutionhe was booked for ignoring a traffic signal

(tr) (of a football referee) to take the name of (a player) who grossly infringes the rules while playing, two such acts resulting in the player's dismissal from the field

(tr) archaic to record in a book

See also book in, book into, book out, book up

Word Origin for book

Old English bōc; related to Old Norse bōk, Old High German buoh book, Gothic bōka letter; see beech (the bark of which was used as a writing surface)

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Word Origin and History for booking (1 of 2)

book

Old English boc "book, writing, written document," traditionally from Proto-Germanic *bokiz "beech" (cf. German Buch "book" Buche "beech;" see beech), the notion being of beechwood tablets on which runes were inscribed, but it may be from the tree itself (people still carve initials in them). The Old English word originally meant any written document. Latin and Sanskrit also have words for "writing" that are based on tree names ("birch" and "ash," respectively). Meaning "libretto of an opera" is from 1768. A betting book is from 1856.

Word Origin and History for booking (1 of 2)

book

Old English bocian "to grant or assign by charter," from book (n.). Meaning "to enter into a book, record" is early 13c. Meaning "to enter for a seat or place, issue (railway) tickets" is from 1841; "to engage a performer as a guest" is from 1872. Related: Booked; booking.

Idioms and Phrases with booking

book

see balance the books; black book; bring to book; by the book; closed book; close the books; cook the books; crack a book; hit the books; in one's book; in someone's bad graces (books); judge a book by its cover; know like a book; make book; nose in a book; one for the books; open book; take a leaf out of someone's book; throw the book at; wrote the book on.

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