{
    "term": "booking",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "an arrangement that you make in advance to buy a ticket to travel somewhere, go to the theatre, etc.",
            "labels": "(especially British English)",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a **booking form/hall/clerk**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Can I **make a booking** for Friday?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "**Early booking** is recommended."
                },
                {
                    "text": "No **advance booking** is necessary."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We can't take any more bookings."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I made the booking through a travel agent."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I use an app to make bookings."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a booking for the Saturday performance"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Transport by bus and train", "Holidays", "Film and theatre"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["advance", "early", "late"],
                "verb + booking": ["make", "cancel", "confirm"],
                "booking + noun": ["fee", "form", "system"],
                "preposition": ["booking for"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "an arrangement for somebody to perform at a theatre, in a concert, etc.",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "an act of the referee writing a player’s name in a book, as a punishment because an offence has been committed",
            "labels": "(British English)",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [],
            "topics": ["Sports: ball and racket sports"],
            "collocations": {
                "verb + booking": ["collect", "earn", "pick up"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈbʊkɪŋ/",
                "audio": "bo/booking/booking__gb_3.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈbʊkɪŋ/",
                "audio": "bo/booking/booking__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}