NOUN | act | booking, engagement | employment for performers or performing groups that lasts for a limited period of time |
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act | booking, reservation | the act of reserving (a place or passage) or engaging the services of (a person or group) |
Sounds | buh'kihng | |
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Rhymes | abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng... |
Meaning | employment for performers or performing groups that lasts for a limited period of time. | |
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Example | "the play had bookings throughout the summer" | |
Synonym | engagement | |
Narrower | gig | A booking for musicians |
Broader | employment, work | The occupation for which you are paid |
Spanish | contratación | |
Catalan | contractació | |
Verbs | book | engage for a performance |
Meaning | The act of reserving (a place or passage) or engaging the services of (a person or group). | |
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Example | "wondered who had made the booking" | |
Synonym | reservation | |
Broader | employment, engagement | The act of giving someone a job |
Spanish | reservación, reserva | |
Catalan | reservació, reserva | |
Verbs | book | arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance |
book | register in a hotel booker |
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