booking

noun

book·​ing ˈbu̇-kiŋ How to pronounce booking (audio)
1
: the act of one that books
2
: an engagement or scheduled performance
3

Examples of booking in a Sentence

She has several concert bookings this fall. The comedian missed some bookings because of illness. All booking is done by the band's manager.
Recent Examples on the Web
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Airbnb says top guest origin cities for its bookings include Philadelphia, Kansas City, New York City, Los Angeles, Dallas, Jersey City and Chicago. Maxwell Millington, Axios, 5 Feb. 2025 Looking into the summer, Disney’s own bookings are up for that period, Johnston said. Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 5 Feb. 2025 Overall, prepaid bookings are up 67 percent compared with the same time last year, according to data from reservation platform Tock. Tori Latham, Robb Report, 4 Feb. 2025 The worst performer for the month was Electronic Arts (EA), which lost 16% after announcing two weeks ago its December sales bookings and outlook for fiscal 2024’s results were sharply lower than expectations. Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 3 Feb. 2025 See all Example Sentences for booking 

Word History

First Known Use

1790, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of booking was in 1790

Dictionary Entries Near booking

Cite this Entry

“Booking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/booking. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.

Legal Definition

booking

noun
book·​ing
: a procedure at a jail or police station following an arrest in which information about the arrest (as the time, the name of the arrested person, and the crime for which the arrest was made) is entered in the police register

Note: The arrested person is usually photographed and fingerprinted at the time of the booking.

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!