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booking

[ book-ing ]

noun

  1. a contract, engagement, or scheduled performance of a professional entertainer.
  2. the act of a person who books.


booking

/ ˈʊɪŋ /

noun

    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

  1. theatre an engagement for the services of an actor or acting company
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of booking1

First recorded in 1635–45; book + -ing 1
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His importance was demonstrated by the frustration shown at him picking up a booking that rules him out of the first leg of the Champions League semi-final against Paris St-Germain.

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This is the backdrop to the government's announcement of measures to deal with the delays, which include training more driving examiners and dealing with the issue of bots - automated software - booking up test slots.

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She said a record 1.95 million tests were booked last year but the government would now consult on changes to the test booking system.

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"I know for a fact that certain people in the industry had written to Goldenvoice, airing their concerns around the booking of Kneecap," she said.

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"People have cancelled bookings. Normally I start shoots in April but my first job isn't until May," Eva says.

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