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Uncommonbooking
The correct spelling is booking.
How to pronounce booking
verb
IPA: /ˈbʊkɪŋ/
Say it like: Boo-kin-g
The correct spelling is booking. To reserve (something) for future use. For example: "I can book tickets for the concert next week."
Usage Examples
“I can book tickets for the concert next week.”
“They booked that message from the hill”
“The police booked him for driving too fast.”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To reserve (something) for future use.
- 2.To write down, to register or record in a book or as in a book.
- 3.(law enforcement) To record the name and other details of a suspected offender and the offence for later judicial action.
- 4.To issue with a caution, usually a yellow card, or a red card if a yellow card has already been issued.
- 5.To travel very fast.
noun
- 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 accommodation in an hotel.
- 3.The engagement of a performer for a particular performance.
- 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.
- 5.The process of photographing, fingerprinting and recording the identifying data of a suspect following arrest.
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