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English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?b?k??/
• Rhymes: -?k??

Verb

booking

1. present participle of book

Noun

booking (countable and uncountable, plural bookings)

1. The act or process of writing something down in a book or books, e.g. in accounting.
2. A reservation for a service, such as travel or hotel accommodation.
3. The engagement of a performer for a particular performance.
4. (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.
5. (law) The process of photographing, fingerprinting and recording the identifying data of a suspect following arrest.

Derived terms

• booking clerk
• booking hall
• booking office

Translations

See also

• inscription

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?mæt???/

Verb

matching

1. present participle of match

Adjective

matching (comparative better matching, superlative best matching)

1. The same as another; sharing the same design.

Translations

Noun

matching (plural matchings)

1. The process by which things are matched together or paired up.
2. (graph theory) A set of independent edges in a given graph, i.e. a set of edges which do not intersect, such that pairs of vertices are "matched" to each other one to one.

Translations

Related terms

• matching number
• matching theorem
• maximum matching
• perfect matching

Anagrams

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