confirm a booking

Meaning

To verify or make sure that a reservation or appointment is definite, often by receiving a confirmation email, making a payment, or calling to double-check.

Examples

• You will receive an email to confirm a booking within ten minutes.

  You will receive an email to confirm a booking within ten minutes.

• I need to call the hotel to confirm a booking for our honeymoon.

  I need to call the hotel to confirm a booking for our honeymoon.

• Please click the link below to confirm a booking.

  Please click the link below to confirm a booking.

• The agency sent a text message to confirm a booking for the tour.

  The agency sent a text message to confirm a booking for the tour.

• Did you confirm a booking for the rental car yet?

  Did you confirm a booking for the rental car yet?

Common Mistakes

• ✗ I want to sure my booking.

  ✓ I want to confirm my booking.

  'Sure' is an adjective, not a verb. Use 'confirm' to verify or secure a booking.

• ✗ They sent an email to confirm booking.

  ✓ They sent an email to confirm the booking.

  Use 'the' or 'a' before 'booking' to make the sentence grammatically complete.

Related Expressions

Practice

• Please check your inbox; you need to ___ by clicking the link.

  💡 Make the reservation definite

  Show answer

  confirm a booking

• I called the flight agency to ___ for my flight to Paris.

  💡 Verify the flight ticket is secured

  Show answer

  confirm a booking