booking
verbnounattested in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˈbɵkɪŋ//
- Australia//ˈbʊkɪŋ//
- Scotland//ˈbʉkɪŋ//
- //ˈbuːkɪŋ//
The act or process of writing something down in a book or books, e.g. in accounting.
verb
- 1
Also a form of bookpresent participle and gerund of book
noun
- 1
The act or process of writing something down in a book or books, e.g. in accounting.
- 2
A reservation for a service, such as travel or hotel accommodation.
Advance bookings were initially suspended. They are now available again, but with less than one-week's availability at a time.
- 3
The engagement of a performer for a particular performance.
- 4
The issuing of a caution which is usually written down in a book, and results in a yellow card or (after two bookings) a red card, that is to say, the player is sent from the field of play.
- 5
The process of photographing, fingerprinting and recording the identifying data of a suspect following arrest.
Forms
- plural
- bookings
booking · The act or process of writing something down in a book or books, e.g. in accounting.
books · Accounting records.bookstore · A store where books are bought and sold.boom · To make a loud, hollow, resonant sound.