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booking.

The act or process of writing something down in a book or books, e.g. in accounting.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈbʊkɪŋ/Australia, General-American, Received-Pronunciation/ˈbɵkɪŋ/British, Southern, Standard/ˈbuːkɪŋ//ˈbʉkɪŋ/Northern-Ireland, Scotland
  1. The act or process of writing something down in a book or books, e.g. in accounting.

    countable · uncountable
  2. A reservation for a service, such as travel or hotel accommodation.

    countable · uncountable
  3. The engagement of a performer for a particular performance.

    countable · uncountable
  4. 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.

    countable · uncountable
  5. The process of photographing, fingerprinting and recording the identifying data of a suspect following arrest.

    countable · uncountable
verb/ˈbʊkɪŋ/Australia, General-American, Received-Pronunciation/ˈbɵkɪŋ/British, Southern, Standard/ˈbuːkɪŋ//ˈbʉkɪŋ/Northern-Ireland, Scotland
  1. present participle and gerund of book

    form-of · gerund · participle · present
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