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  booth

  noun

  a stall, compartment, or light structure for the sale of goods or for display purposes, as at a market, exhibition, or fair.
• Booth
  Booth

  noun

  Ballington 1859–1940, founder of the Volunteers of America 1896 (son of William Booth).

booth

¹ American  

[booth] / buθ /

noun

• booths
  plural

1. a stall, compartment, or light structure for the sale of goods or for display purposes, as at a market, exhibition, or fair.

2. a small compartment or boxlike room for a specific use by one occupant.

   The customs officer came out of his booth as we drove up.

   There aren’t many telephone booths around anymore.

3. a small, temporary structure used by voters at elections.

4. a partly enclosed compartment or partitioned area, as in a restaurant or music store, equipped for a specific use by one or more persons.

5. a temporary structure of any material, as boughs, canvas, or boards, used especially for shelter; shed.

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Booth ² American  

[booth, booth] / buθ, buð /

noun

1. Ballington 1859–1940, founder of the Volunteers of America 1896 (son of William Booth).

2. Edwin Thomas, 1833–93, U.S. actor (brother of John Wilkes Booth).

3. Evangeline Cory 1865?–1950, general of the Salvation Army 1934–39 (daughter of William Booth).

4. John Wilkes, 1838–65, U.S. actor: assassin of Abraham Lincoln (brother of Edwin Thomas Booth).

5. Junius Brutus, 1796–1852, English actor (father of Edwin and John Booth).

6. William General Booth, 1829–1912, English religious leader: founder of the Salvation Army 1865.

7. William Bramwell 1856–1929, general of the Salvation Army (son of William Booth).

8. a male given name.

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Booth ¹ British  

/ buːð /

noun

1. Edwin Thomas , son of Junius Brutus Booth. 1833–93, US actor

2. John Wilkes , son of Junius Brutus Booth. 1838–65, US actor; assassin of Abraham Lincoln

3. Junius Brutus (ˈdʒuːnɪəs ˈbruːtəs). 1796–1852, US actor, born in England

4. William . 1829–1912, British religious leader; founder and first general of the Salvation Army (1878)

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booth ² British  

/ buːð, buːθ /

noun

1. a stall for the display or sale of goods, esp a temporary one at a fair or market

2. a small enclosed or partially enclosed room or cubicle, such as one containing a telephone ( telephone booth ) or one in which a person casts his or her vote at an election ( polling booth )

3. two long high-backed benches with a long table between, used esp in bars and inexpensive restaurants

4. (formerly) a temporary structure for shelter, dwelling, storage, etc

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• booths
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of booth

First recorded in 1150–1200; Middle English bōthe, from Old Norse būth (compare Old Danish bōth booth); cognate with German Bude

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Explanation

A booth is a temporary table, tent, or area that you set up in order to sell something. You might have a cupcake booth at a school craft fair, for example. You might stop at an information booth in a tourist town, or or shop for records at a music booth in your local flea market. You can use the noun booth for any small, impermanent stall, kiosk, or stand. Another kind of booth is the cozy, private seating area at a restaurant that often has high walls and benches around a table. Booth has an Old Norse origin, the word buth, which is rooted in búa, or "dwell."

Example Sentences

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Capital Group had a booth with a pickleball court and a session with a “Public-Private Solutions sales specialist” on the merging of private and public markets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

The 67-year-old sportscaster didn’t actually injure himself demonstrating the so-called “Peanut” punch with CBS broadcast booth partner J.J.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

For you, it is a toll booth on the only road out.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026

She estimates she takes at least 70 to 100 photos a day with guests, calling herself “the only free photo booth on the ship.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

He imagined sitting in a booth, getting injected with microchips.

From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly

Writing about the soundtrack, The Denver Post’s Michael Booth said the music was “not interesting enough to save this bauble,” and that Coppola “doesn’t even have the conviction to remain new wave throughout.”

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026

He is succeeded by AJ Booth, the senior director of energy products engineering, the people said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

Richard Booth, station manager for Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service, told the BBC the building, which comprises several businesses and residential flats, was "not safe to go into".

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

"For the better half of seven years, since the Kissing Booth came out, Jacob Elordi has carried my dating career," he laughed.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

Booth grimaced in pain when his feet touched the ground.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson

Visitors were directed to enter through the museum’s two enclosed security booths off the plaza.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

A few booths away, leasing managers were handing out brochures for the Byline—a new luxury apartment building.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

In one of the hub's booths, a woman discussed her situation with Lyle.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

Detainees at the now-shuttered immigration facility in Florida known as "Alligator Alcatraz" were held at times in metal cages the size of phone booths, according to a new report.

From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026

I roam around for a while, eating kettle corn and playing a few games at the other booths.

From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina

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