Background for booking

booking

/ˈbʊkɪŋ/

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verb

To reserve (something) for future use.

Examples :

"I can book tickets for the concert next week."

business service

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verb

To write down, to register or record in a book or as in a book.

Examples :

"They booked that message from the hill"

business service

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(law enforcement) To record the name and other details of a suspected offender and the offence for later judicial action.

Examples :

"The police booked him for driving too fast."

police law government

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verb

To issue with a caution, usually a yellow card, or a red card if a yellow card has already been issued.

Examples :

"The referee booked the player for pushing. "

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To travel very fast.

Examples :

"He was really booking, until he passed the speed trap."

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To record bets as bookmaker.

Examples :

"The illegal bookmaker was booking bets on the local baseball game from his apartment. "

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(law student slang) To receive the highest grade in a class.

Examples :

"The top three students had a bet on which one was going to book their intellectual property class."

education achievement law

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verb

Examples :

"He was here earlier, but he booked."

action language

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noun

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

Examples :

"The accountant finalized the booking of all the month's expenses into the ledger. "

business writing economy process

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noun

A reservation for a service, such as accommodation in an hotel.

Examples :

"My family made a booking for a hotel room near the amusement park. "

service business

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The engagement of a performer for a particular performance.

Examples :

"The booking of the school's jazz band for the talent show was finalized. "

entertainment music business job

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noun

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.

Examples :

"The referee gave the player a booking for kicking the ball too hard. "

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noun

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

Examples :

"After the arrest for shoplifting, the suspect's booking included taking her mugshot and fingerprints. "

police law process