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boeken — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • book noun A set of printed or written pages bound together, meant to be read.
  • booking noun A reservation made in advance, such as for travel, a hotel, or a table.
  • notch noun A V-shaped or angular cut or indentation in an edge or surface.

Senses

boeken is used for these senses in English:

  • book (usually, in the plural) Records of the accounts of a business.
  • book (transitive) To reserve (something) for future use.
  • book (intransitive, slang) To travel very fast.
  • booking (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.
  • notch (transitive, informal) To achieve (something); to add to one's score or record of successes.

book — full definition

  1. noun A set of printed or written pages bound together, meant to be read.
  2. noun A record of a business's financial transactions (usually plural: "the books").
  3. noun A person or organization that takes bets on the outcome of events; short for bookmaker.
  4. verb To arrange or reserve something in advance.
  5. verb To formally record a suspect's details after an arrest.

booking — full definition

  1. noun A reservation made in advance, such as for travel, a hotel, or a table.
  2. noun An engagement arranged for a performer or act.
  3. noun The official recording of a suspect's details after arrest.
  4. noun A caution given to a player, recorded by the referee (football/soccer).

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