booking
noun
[ ˈbʊkɪŋ ]
• an act of reserving accommodation, a ticket, etc. in advance.
• "the hotel does not handle group bookings"
• an instance of a player being cautioned by the referee for foul play.
• "it was a rough match with five bookings"
book
verb
• reserve (accommodation, a place, etc.); buy (a ticket) in advance.
• "I have booked a table at the Swan"
Similar:
reserve,
make a reservation for,
arrange in advance,
prearrange,
arrange for,
order,
charter,
hire,
bag,
engage,
bespeak,
arrange,
programme,
schedule,
timetable,
line up,
secure,
fix up,
lay on,
slate,
• make an official note of the personal details of (a person who has broken a law or rule).
• "the cop booked me and took me down to the station"
• leave suddenly.
• "they just ate your pizza and drank your soda and booked"
Origin:
Old English bōc (originally also ‘a document or charter’), bōcian ‘to grant by charter’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch boek and German Buch, and probably to beech (on which runes were carved).
