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

1. Arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance
   "The agent booked tickets to the show for the whole family";
   - reserve, hold
    
2. Reserve or arrange for future use
   "They booked a hotel room for next week"
    
3. Engage for a performance
   "Her agent had booked her for several concerts in Tokyo"
    
4. Record a charge in a police register
   "The policeman booked her when she tried to solicit a man"
    
5. (sports) issue a caution for foul play
   "The referee booked the player for a dangerous tackle"

Derived forms: bookings

Type of: ask for, bespeak, call for, employment, engagement, enter, put down, record, register, request, schedule, work

Encyclopedia: Booking