booking
nounAU, US, UK /ˈbʊkɪŋ/ · UK /ˈbɵkɪŋ/
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.2022 September 21, Mel Holley, “MPs debate Avanti West Coast future as MD departs”, in RAIL, number 966, page 14:
3
The engagement of a performer for a particular performance.
4
Hobbies, Lifestyle, Sports 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
Law The process of photographing, fingerprinting and recording the identifying data of a suspect following arrest.
- Derived terms
- block-booking, block booking, booking class, booking clerk, booking hall, booking lad, booking office, overbooking, reservation booking designator, telebooking, underbooking
- Related terms
- inscription