booking

(noun) employment for performers or performing groups that lasts for a limited period of time. Synonyms: engagement. Example: "The play had bookings throughout the summer."

(noun) the act of reserving (a place or passage) or engaging the services of (a person or group). Synonyms: reservation. Example: "Wondered who had made the booking."

(verb) engage for a performance. Synonyms: book. Example: "Her agent had booked her for several concerts in tokyo."

(verb) arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance. Synonyms: reserve, hold, book. Examples: "Reserve me a seat on a flight." "The agent booked tickets to the show for the whole family." "Please hold a table at maxim's."

(verb) record a charge in a police register. Synonyms: book. Example: "The policeman booked her when she tried to solicit a man."

(verb) register in a hotel booker. Synonyms: book.