Booking
/ˈbʊkɪŋ/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:14 ptsWWF:17 pts7 letters
Definition of Booking
verb
- To reserve (something) for future use.
"I can book tickets for the concert next week."
- To write down, to register or record in a book or as in a book.
"They booked that message from the hill"
- (law enforcement) To record the name and other details of a suspected offender and the offence for later judicial action.
"The police booked him for driving too fast."
- To issue with a caution, usually a yellow card, or a red card if a yellow card has already been issued.
- To travel very fast.
"He was really booking, until he passed the speed trap."
noun
- The act or process of writing something down in a book or books, e.g. in accounting.
- A reservation for a service, such as accommodation in an hotel.
- The engagement of a performer for a particular performance.
- 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.
- The process of photographing, fingerprinting and recording the identifying data of a suspect following arrest.
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