booking
- noun
- /ˈbʊkɪŋ/
- Jargon
- The comedian received several bookings over the next few months for various events.
And then my first booking was I had did this video for Neo and he had did this remix for Lil Wayne Emilie.
- And then my first booking was I had did this video for Neo and he had did this remix for Lil Wayne Emilie.
- So his kids, when they formed their business projects, he informed a booking agency, called it Frontier Booking International or FBI.
- Then also evolved into booking DJs, working on them, working with my ideas of design, of marketing and so on.
- Yeah, well, I love people who keep a booking.
Examples
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She secured a booking for her band at the local music festival this summer.
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I'm not available to come to the phone right now but if it's an emergency, call my agent, I'm very available for bookings.
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There is a booking for you, but it's not first class.
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Want me to start working on it, take over as your booking agent?
Fiction book (1993) -
Before looking for a booking agent, make sure that you are ready first.
Blog text (7) -
I'm going to get a booking for our act.
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I need to hustle before I lose this booking.
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Typical of the office... they've done a double booking.
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IM Inc. Agency has set up Kya's first booking for the first week of December with Dillards.
Blog text (1) -
So we've got seventeen new bookings for speaking engagements, my wonderful men.
Fiction book (2001)
Synonyms
A performance by musicians or entertainers at a venue
A planned meeting at a set time
Compounds
- Jargon
A person or company that arranges performances for people like musicians and actors
- Texting
A computer program or online service that books and manages reservations like flights and restaurants
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Booking for performers comes from agents writing shows into their book to plan who will play where. That's why a booking now means a scheduled job or engagement for a performer.