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noun
1.
a contract, engagement, or scheduled performance of a professional entertainer.
2.
reservation (def. 5).
3.
the act of a person who books.
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noun
1.
a written or printed work of fiction or nonfiction, usually on sheets of paper fastened or bound together within covers.
2.
a number of sheets of blank or ruled paper bound together for writing, recording business transactions, etc.
3.
a division of a literary work, especially one of the larger divisions.
4.
the Book, the Bible.
5.
EXPANDMusic. the text or libretto of an opera, operetta, or musical.
6.
books. book of account.
7.
Jazz. the total repertoire of a band.
8.
a script or story for a play.
9.
a record of bets, as on a horse race.
10.
Cards. the number of basic tricks or cards that must be taken before any trick or card counts in the score.
11.
a set or packet of tickets, checks, stamps, matches, etc., bound together like a book.
12.
anything that serves for the recording of facts or events: The petrified tree was a book of nature.
13.
Sports. a collection of facts and information about the usual playing habits, weaknesses, methods, etc., of an opposing team or player, especially in baseball: The White Sox book on Mickey Mantle cautioned pitchers to keep the ball fast and high.
14.
Stock Exchange.
a.
the customers served by each registered representative in a brokerage house.
b.
a loose-leaf binder kept by a specialist to record orders to buy and sell stock at specified prices.
15.
a pile or package of leaves, as of tobacco.
16.
Mineralogy. a thick block or crystal of mica.
17.
a magazine: used especially in magazine publishing.
18.
19.
Slang. bookmaker (def. 1).
20.
COLLAPSEthe book,
a.
a set of rules, conventions, or standards: The solution was not according to the book but it served the purpose.
b.
the telephone book: I've looked him up, but he's not in the book.
verb (used with object)
21.
to enter in a book or list; record; register.
22.
to reserve or make a reservation for (a hotel room, passage on a ship, etc.): We booked a table at our favorite restaurant.
23.
to register or list (a person) for a place, transportation, appointment, etc.: The travel agent booked us for next week's cruise.
24.
to engage for one or more performances.
25.
EXPANDto enter an official charge against (an arrested suspect) on a police register.
verb (used without object)
27.
to register one's name.
28.
to engage a place, services, etc.
29.
Slang.
a.
to study hard, as a student before an exam: He left the party early to book.
b.
to leave; depart: I'm bored with this party, let's book.
c.
to work as a bookmaker: He started a restaurant with money he got from booking.
adjective
Verb phrases30.
of or pertaining to a book or books: the book department; a book salesman.
31.
derived or learned from or based on books: a book knowledge of sailing.
32.
shown by a book of account: The firm's book profit was $53,680.
33.
book in, to sign in, as at a job.
34.
book out, to sign out, as at a job.
35.
Idiomsbook up, to sell out in advance: The hotel is booked up for the Christmas holidays.
36.
37.
by the book, according to the correct or established form; in the usual manner: an unimaginative individual who does everything by the book.
38.
close the books, to balance accounts at the end of an accounting period; settle accounts.
39.
40.
EXPANDin one's bad books, out of favor; disliked by someone: He's in the boss's bad books.
41.
in one's book, in one's personal judgment or opinion: In my book, he's not to be trusted.
42.
in one's good books, in favor; liked by someone.
43.
like a book, completely; thoroughly: She knew the area like a book.
44.
make book,
a.
to accept or place the bets of others, as on horse races, especially as a business.
b.
to wager; bet: You can make book on it that he won't arrive in time.
45.
off the books, done or performed for cash or without keeping full business records: especially as a way to avoid paying income tax, employment benefits, etc.: Much of his work as a night watchman is done off the books.
46.
one for the book/books, a noteworthy incident; something extraordinary: The daring rescue was one for the book.
47.
on the books, entered in a list or record: He claims to have graduated from Harvard, but his name is not on the books.
48.
throw the book at, Informal.
a.
to sentence (an offender, lawbreaker, etc.) to the maximum penalties for all charges against that person.
b.
to punish or chide severely.
49.
without book,
a.
from memory.
b.
without authority: to punish without book.
50.
COLLAPSEwrite the book, to be the prototype, originator, leader, etc., of: So far as investment banking is concerned, they wrote the book.
Origin:
before 900; Middle English, Old English bōc; cognate with Dutch boek, Old Norse bōk, German Buch; akin to Gothic boka letter (of the alphabet) and not of known relation to beech, as is often assumed
before 900; Middle English, Old English bōc; cognate with Dutch boek, Old Norse bōk, German Buch; akin to Gothic boka letter (of the alphabet) and not of known relation to beech, as is often assumed
Related forms
book·less, adjective
book·like, adjective
pre·book, verb
re·book, verb
un·booked, adjective
Synonyms
24. reserve, schedule, bill, slate, program.
24. reserve, schedule, bill, slate, program.
Antonyms
24. cancel.
24. cancel.
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Word Origin & History
book
O.E. boc "book, writing, written document," traditionally from P.Gmc. *bokiz "beech" (cf. Ger. Buch "book" Buche "beech;" see beech), the notion being of beechwood tablets on which runes were inscribed, but it may be from the tree itself (people still carve initials in them).
EXPANDThe O.E. originally meant any written document. Latin and Sanskrit also have words for "writing" that are based on tree names ("birch" and "ash," respectively). Meaning "libretto of an opera" is from 1768. Verb meaning "to enter for a seat or place, issue (railway) tickets" is from 1841; "to engage a performer as a guest" is from 1872. A betting book is from 1856; bookmaker in the wagering sense is from 1862.
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