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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Book \Book\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Booked (b[oo^]kt); p. pr. &
     vb. n. Booking.]
     1. To enter, write, or register in a book or list.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Let it be booked with the rest of this day's deeds.
                                                    --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To enter the name of (any one) in a book for the purpose
        of securing a passage, conveyance, or seat; to reserve[2];
        also, to make an arrangement for a reservation; as, to be
        booked for Southampton; to book a seat in a theater; to
        book a reservation at a restaurant.
        [1913 Webster +PJC]
  
     3. To mark out for; to destine or assign for; as, he is
        booked for the valedictory. [Colloq.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Here I am booked for three days more in Paris.
                                                    --Charles
                                                    Reade.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. to make an official record of a charge against (a suspect
        in a crime); -- performed by police.
        [PJC]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Book \Book\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Booked; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Booking.]
     1. To enter, write, or register in a book or list.
  
              Let it be booked with the rest of this day's deeds.
                                                    --Shak.
  
     2. To enter the name of (any one) in a book for the purpose
        of securing a passage, conveyance, or seat; as, to be
        booked for Southampton; to book a seat in a theater.
  
     3. To mark out for; to destine or assign for; as, he is
        booked for the valedictory. [Colloq.]
  
              Here I am booked for three days more in Paris.
                                                    --Charles
                                                    Reade.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  booking
       n 1: employment for performers or performing groups that lasts
            for a limited period of time; "the play had bookings
            throughout the summer" [syn: engagement]
       2: the act of reserving (a place or passage) or engaging the
          services of (a person or group); "wondered who had made
          the booking" [syn: reservation]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  booking
     n.
     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.
     3 The engagement of a performer for a particular performance.
     4 (lb en 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 (lb en legal) The process of photographing, fingerprinting and
  recording the identifying data of a suspect following arrest.
     vb.
     (present participle of en book nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  booking
     n.
     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.
     3 The engagement of a performer for a particular performance.
     4 (lb en 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 (lb en legal) The process of photographing, fingerprinting and
  recording the identifying data of a suspect following arrest.
     vb.
     (present participle of en book nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  booking
     n.
     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.
     3 The engagement of a performer for a particular performance.
     4 (lb en 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 (lb en legal) The process of photographing, fingerprinting and
  recording the identifying data of a suspect following arrest.
     vb.
     (present participle of en book nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  booking
     n.
     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.
     3 The engagement of a performer for a particular performance.
     4 (lb en 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 (lb en legal) The process of photographing, fingerprinting and
  recording the identifying data of a suspect following arrest.
     vb.
     (present participle of en book nocat=1)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  booking
     Englanti n.
     varaus (''hotelliin, lentolippuihin tms.'')
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm b ook ing)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  booking
     Danska n.
     bokande

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  booking /bˈʊkɪŋ/
  bespreking

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Booking /bˈʊkɪŋ/
  الحجز

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  booking //ˈbʊkɪŋ// 
  1. ангажиме́нт
  engagement of a performer
  2. резерва́ция
  reservation for a service

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  booking /bˈʊkɪŋ/ 
  rezervace