Etymology

1. Sheets of paper bound together to hinge at one edge. If blank sheets of paper this is commonly referred to as a notebook, however most books are printed material.
2. A long document stored (as on computer) which will become a book.
3. records of betting-"a book is kept". Derives from the use of a notebook to record what each person has bet.
4. A convenient collection of small paper items for use individually - "a book of stamps", "a book of raffle tickets".
5. A major division of a published work (larger than a chapter), commonly an academic publication or the Bible.
6. The script to a musical.
7. (usually in plural) Records of the accounts of a business.

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Derivatives

• bookbinder
• bookie
• bookish
• bookmaker

Transitive verb

1. To reserve (something) for future use.

   I want to book a hotel room for tomorrow night

2. I can book tickets for the concert next week
3. To penalise (someone) (for an offence).

   The police booked him for driving too fast

4. (slang) To travel very quickly.

   He was really booking, until he passed the speed trap.

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Synonyms

• (1): reserve
• (2): penalise, penalize

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