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To reserve (something) for future use.

Example: I can book tickets for the concert next week.

To write down, to register or record in a book or as in a book.

Example: They booked that message from the hill

(law enforcement) To record the name and other details of a suspected offender and the offence for later judicial action.

Example: The police booked him for driving too fast.

To issue with a caution, usually a yellow card, or a red card if a yellow card has already been issued.

The act or process of writing something down in a book or books, e.g. in accounting.

A reservation for a service, such as accommodation in an hotel.

The engagement of a performer for a particular performance.

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.