Travel / A2

BUK-ing/ˈbʊkɪŋ/

A booking is a reserved place: a hotel booking, make a booking, cancel a booking. Book is the verb (book a table) and also something you read. Reservation is a close synonym, a little more formal.

Meaning

An arrangement to have a room, table, or ticket at a later time.

Examples

• “I made a booking for two nights at the hotel.”
• “Have you got a booking for Friday night?”
• “Online bookings close at midday.”

Good to know

make / cancel a booking. Verb: book a table. Synonym: reservation.

Near in meaning

reservation

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