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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

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Etymology

Origin of booking

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

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Example Sentences

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booking bookings

In a message to ticket holders on Monday morning, Yorkshire Wildlife Park said anyone with a booking would be contacted within the next five days to reschedule.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

Agentic software can autonomously perform specific tasks such as coding, research, shopping, booking reservations or shopping.

From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026

Even if AI agents capture a large share of travel planning and booking, Airbnb would capture the demand.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

In a wrongful death claim filed Sept. 21, Magaña’s family said authorities were aware of his lifelong struggles with mental health and were told during his booking that he had expressed suicidal ideations.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026

The group of supporters, including Capron, Willets, and the Posts, worried that by booking such a large space, they’d be stuck with a rental bill they couldn’t cover.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

Four years later, she’s pursuing stand-up professionally and working at the very same comedy club as a “concierge of comedy,” handling bookings and leading youth classes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

There is no indication yet of broader cancellations or weaker bookings beyond FlyDubai’s suspended Israel service.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

The Florida-based private company has its hand in everything from uniforms and other apparel to family hotel bookings to team rankings down to age 9.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

Airbnb has been using internal AI tools to build and release app features faster, converting more visitors into paid bookings.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

His for Estha alone, because Chacko had gone to see about the bookings at the Hotel Sea Queen.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy

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