A booking is the arrangement that you make when you book something such as a hotel room, a table at a restaurant, a theatre seat, or a place on public transport.
I suggest you tell him there was a mistake over his late booking.
Synonyms: reservation, date, appointment, engagement More Synonyms of booking
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booking in British English
(ˈbʊkɪŋ)
noun
1. mainly British
a.
a reservation, as of a table or room in a hotel, seat in a theatre, or seat on a train, aircraft, etc
b.
(as modifier)
the booking office at a railway station
2. theatre
an engagement for the services of an actor or acting company
booking in American English
(ˈbʊkɪŋ)
noun
an engagement, as for a lecture or concert
Examples of 'booking' in a sentence
booking
I have spoken to a few agents but none has inspired me to make a booking.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The restaurant booking service is handy too.
The Sun (2016)
Find out more and make your booking at timesplus.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
You will need a credit or debit card to confirm your booking and make payment.
The Sun (2009)
You are happy with this and have now made another reservation with booking.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
It also offers a concierge service for restaurant and activity booking.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
These terms and conditions are required to be accepted before a booking can be confirmed.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Passengers are advised that they should not go to the airport unless they have a confirmed booking.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Minimum two-night stay and minimum booking of six rooms.
The Sun (2015)
Worth booking a seat on the sofa for - this show might just take off.
The Sun (2014)
The hotel blames the hotel booking company, and vice versa.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The restaurant booking was cancelled before 15 minutes.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Most pubs, bars and restaurants will need booking in advance.
The Sun (2014)
I kept emailing both the hotel and booking.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
I recently booked a twin room through booking.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
While booking seats can be done online, cots have to be booked via a telephone call to the airline.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
We spent the next three hours using our UK mobile to call around hotels listed on booking.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
It was more expensive than the one I had already paid for through the booking company.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Best flight or hotel booking site BA.
The Sun (2016)
The sumptuous suite was an upgrade from the hotel after a booking mix-up, he said.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
In other languages
booking
British English: booking /ˈbʊkɪŋ/ NOUN
A booking is the arrangement that you make when you book something such as a hotel room, a table at a restaurant, a theatre seat, or a place on public transport.
I suggest you tell him there was a mistake over his late booking.
American English: reservation arrangement
Arabic: حَجْز
Brazilian Portuguese: reserva
Chinese: 预约
Croatian: rezervacija
Czech: rezervace
Danish: reservation
Dutch: boeking
European Spanish: reserva reservación
Finnish: varaus
French: réservation
German: Buchung
Greek: κράτηση
Italian: prenotazione
Japanese: 予約
Korean: 예약
Norwegian: bestilling
Polish: rezerwacja
European Portuguese: reserva
Romanian: rezervare
Russian: заказ
Latin American Spanish: reserva reservación
Swedish: bokning
Thai: การจองล่วงหน้า
Turkish: rezervasyon
Ukrainian: бронювання
Vietnamese: sự đặt chỗ
All related terms of 'booking'
book
A book is a number of pieces of paper, usually with words printed on them, which are fastened together and fixed inside a cover of stronger paper or cardboard . Books contain information, stories, or poetry , for example.
quair
a book
booking fee
a fee that some theatre and agencies charge the customer for booking through them
block booking
the making of bookings for a number of people, or e. g . purchasing a number of seats in a theatre , concert hall , etc at the same time
booking agent
an agent who makes bookings , as reservations for travel or the theater or engagements for performers, for clients
booking clerk
A booking clerk is a person who sells tickets , especially in a railway station .
booking form
a form used to book a holiday , accommodation , etc
booking office
A booking office is a room where tickets are sold and booked, especially in a theatre or station .
capacity booking
a time when someone has booked the whole of a venue or the maximum amount of something available
book in
When you book into a hotel or when you book in , you officially state that you have arrived to stay there, usually by signing your name in a register.
book up
to make a reservation (for); book
e-book
An e-book is a book which is produced for reading on a computer screen . E-book is an abbreviation for 'electronic book'.
bookend
Bookends are a pair of supports used to hold a row of books in an upright position by placing one at each end of the row.
book off
to take a period of absence from work due to illness
book out
to leave or cause to leave a hotel
advance purchase booking
Advance purchase booking is an arrangement that allows you to book and pay for a hotel room before you arrive , usually at a discounted rate .
book into
to reserve a room for (oneself or someone else) at (a hotel )
double-book
If you double-book something, or if you double-book , you book two spaces or services when only one is available to use.
Chinese translation of 'booking'
booking
(ˈbukɪŋ)
n(c)
预(預)订(訂) (yùdìng)
book
(buk)
n(c)
(= novel etc) 书(書) (shū) (本, běn)
[of stamps, tickets]册(冊) (cè)
vt
[ticket, table, seat, room]预(預)订(訂) (yùdìng)
[traffic warden, police officer]登记(記) (dēngjì)
⇒ I was booked for speeding.我因超速驾车而被记名。 (Wǒ yīn chǎosù jiàchē ér bèi jìmíng.)