booking

/ˈbʊkɪŋ/
/ˈbʊkɪŋ/
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Other forms: bookings

Definitions of booking
  1. noun
    the act of reserving (a place or passage) or engaging the services of (a person or group)
    “wondered who had made the booking”
    synonyms: reservation
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    type of:
    employment, engagement
    the act of giving someone a job
  2. noun
    employment for performers or performing groups that lasts for a limited period of time
    “the play had bookings throughout the summer”
    synonyms: engagement
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    types:
    gig
    a booking for performers, especially musicians
    type of:
    employment, work
    the occupation for which you are paid
Pronunciation
US
/ˈbʊkɪŋ/
UK
/ˈbʊkɪŋ/
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