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booking

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book·ing  (bkng)
n.
1. An engagement, as for a performance by an entertainer.
2. A reservation, as for accommodations at a hotel.

booking [ˈbʊkɪŋ]
n
1. Chiefly Brit
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. (Performing Arts / Theatre) Theatre an engagement for the services of an actor or acting company
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.booking - employment for performers or performing groups that lasts for a limited period of time; "the play had bookings throughout the summer"
gig - a booking for musicians; "they played a gig in New Jersey"
employment, work - the occupation for which you are paid; "he is looking for employment"; "a lot of people are out of work"
2.booking - the act of reserving (a place or passage) or engaging the services of (a person or group); "wondered who had made the booking"
employment, engagement - the act of giving someone a job

booking
noun (Chiefly Brit.) reservation, date, appointment, engagement, prior arrangement I suggest you tell him there was a mistake over his late booking.
Translations
booking [ˈbʊkɪŋ]
A. N
1. [of hotel, holiday, restaurant] → reserva f; [of performers] → contratación f
to make a bookinghacer una reserva
telephone bookingreserva f por teléfono
see also block D
2. (= engagement) the band has a booking next weekhan contratado al grupo para la semana que viene
3. (Sport) [of player] he had nine bookings last yearel año pasado recibió tarjeta amarilla nueve veces
B. CPD booking clerk Ntaquillero/a m/f
booking conditions NPLcondiciones fpl de reserva
booking fee Nsuplemento m por hacer la reserva
booking form Nformulario m de reserva
booking office N (Rail) → despacho m de billetes or (LAm) boletos (Theat) → taquilla f

booking [ˈbʊkɪŋ] n (British)réservation f
booking fee nfrais mpl de réservation
booking form nformulaire m de réservation
booking office n (British)bureau m des réservations

booking
nBuchung f, → Bestellung f, → Reservierung f; (of artiste, performer)Engagement nt, → Verpflichtung f; to make a bookingbuchen; to cancel a bookingden Tisch/die Karte etc abbestellen, die Reise/den Flug etc stornieren; to change one’s bookingumbuchen; have you got a booking for or in the name of Higgins?ist bei Ihnen etwas auf den Namen Higgins gebucht?

booking:
booking clerk
nFahrkartenverkäufer(in) m(f); (in ticket booth also) → Schalterbeamte(r) m, → Schalterbeamtin f
booking fee
nBuchungsgebühr f, → Reservierungsgebühr f
booking office
n (Rail) → Fahrkartenschalter m; (Theat) → Vorverkaufsstelle or -kasse f

booking [ˈbʊkɪŋ] n (Brit) (in hotel) → prenotazione f (Sport) → ammonizione f
booking [ˈbʊkɪŋ] n (Brit) (in hotel) → prenotazione f (Sport) → ammonizione f

booking حجز rezervace reservation Buchung κράτηση reserva varaus réservation rezervacija prenotazione 予約 예약 boeking bestilling rezerwacja reserva заказ bokning การจองล่วงหน้า rezervasyon sự đặt chỗ 预约


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If Levin could have understood why, just as he saw why one can only approach the booking office of a railway station in single file, it would not have been so vexatious and tiresome to him.
Sir Charles waited in the booking office to purchase a ticket for Gertrude, who went through to the platform.
And in another minute the train drew up alongside of the platform, and a stream of passengers began to flow out from the booking office and waiting-rooms.
 
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