- present participle of book.
booking
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They may provide additional assistance beyond what an airline can do, such as booking seats on flights with other airlines or finding options for hotels.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2026
Once a company completes an acquisition, it gets 12 months to adjust its purchase-price allocation without booking an immediate expense.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026
Bogle was certainly very lucky to escape even a booking.
From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026
The German gearbox maker reported a lower profit for the quarter after booking impairment losses on the canceled F126 frigate project.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
But when I step up to the reservation desk, ready to haggle over this booking mistake, it is confirmed.
From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan
In travel news, United Airlines has banned AI assistants from making flight bookings, citing data-privacy concerns.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026
Outstanding in the opening 45 minutes at Chelsea, they conceded at the start of the second half before defender Lisandro Martinez was sent off for two bookings in the space of five minutes.
From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2026
American and Delta allow agents to make bookings on their websites, at least through certain channels and when they can be authenticated.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026
Airbnb's new guidelines, which apply to bookings made globally from 20 November, state that hosts can now set seven standard house rules and other "reasonable" requests.
From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2026
His for Estha alone, because Chacko had gone to see about the bookings at the Hotel Sea Queen.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
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