ALL meanings of booking
book·ing
B b - idioms booking throw the book at, Informal. to sentence (an offender, lawbreaker, etc.) to the maximum penalties for all charges against that person. to punish or chide severely. 1
- idioms booking without book, from memory. without authority: to punish without book. 1
- idioms booking write the book, to be the prototype, originator, leader, etc., of: So far as investment banking is concerned, they wrote the book. 1
- noun booking The act or process of writing something down in a book or books, e.g. in accounting. 0
- noun booking A reservation for a service, such as accommodation in an hotel. 0
- noun booking The engagement of a performer for a particular performance. 0
- noun booking (sports) The issuing of a caution which is usually written down in a book, and results in a yellow card or (after two bookings) a red card, that is to say, the player is sent from the field of play. 0
- noun booking (law) The process of photographing, fingerprinting and recording identifying data of a suspect following arrest. 0
- verb booking present participle of book. 0