Associations to the word «Booking»

Wiktionary

BOOKING, verb. Present participle of book
BOOKING, noun. The act or process of writing something down in a book or books, e.g. in accounting.
BOOKING, noun. A reservation for a service, such as accommodation in an hotel.
BOOKING, noun. The engagement of a performer for a particular performance.
BOOKING, noun. (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.
BOOKING, noun. (legal) The process of photographing, fingerprinting and recording identifying data of a suspect following arrest.

Dictionary definition

BOOKING, noun. Employment for performers or performing groups that lasts for a limited period of time; "the play had bookings throughout the summer".
BOOKING, noun. The act of reserving (a place or passage) or engaging the services of (a person or group); "wondered who had made the booking".

Wise words

The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as effective as a rightly timed pause.
Mark Twain