booking

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English[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈbʊkɪŋ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ʊkɪŋ

Verb[edit]

booking

  1. present participle and gerund of book

Noun[edit]

booking (countable and uncountable, plural bookings)

  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.
    • 2022 September 21, Mel Holley, “MPs debate Avanti West Coast future as MD departs”, in RAIL, number 966, page 14:
      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. (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.

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Chinese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From English booking.

Pronunciation[edit]


Noun[edit]

booking

  1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, colloquial) booking or reservation of services (Classifier: c)

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