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The definition of a booth is a stall for a business at a convention, a place to vote, a partially enclosed place to sit at a restaurant, or a place to house a telephone.

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An example of a booth is a temporary stand for a book publisher at a writing convention.
An example of a booth is the curtained area that you go inside to vote privately.
An example of a booth is the bench seats with only one side open that you can choose at a restaurant.
An example of a booth is the glass room that you go inside to call on a pay phone.

See booth in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun pl. booths

a temporary shed or shelter
a stall for the sale or display of goods, as at markets and fairs
a small temporary structure or enclosure for voting at elections
a small permanent structure or enclosure to house a sentry, public telephone, etc.
a small, partially enclosed compartment with a table and seats, as in some restaurants

Origin: ME both < ON buth, temporary dwelling < bua, to prepare: see bondage

Booth, Ballington 1859-1940; founder of Volunteers of America (1896): son of William
Booth, Edwin (Thomas) 1833-93; U.S. actor: son of Junius Brutus
Booth, Evangeline Cory 1865-1950; U.S. general of Salvation Army, born in England: daughter of William
Booth, John Wilkes 1838-65; U.S. actor: assassin of Abraham Lincoln: son of Junius Brutus
Booth, Junius Brutus 1796-1852; U.S. actor, born in England
Booth, William 1829-1912; Eng. revivalist: founder of the Salvation Army (1865)

See booth in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. booths booths (bo͞oÞz, bo͞oths)

a. A small, often enclosed compartment, usually accommodating only one person: a voting booth.
b. A small enclosed compartment with a window, used to separate the occupant from others: a ticket booth.
A seating area in a restaurant with a table and seats whose high backs serve as partitions.
A small stall for the display and sale of goods.

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Origin: Middle English bothe

Origin: , of Scandinavian origin; see bheuə- in Indo-European roots

Family of actors, including Junius Brutus (1796-1852), a British-born Shakespearean actor who in 1821 immigrated to the United States, and his sons Edwin Thomas (1833-1893), noted for his portrayal of Hamlet, and John Wilkes (1838-1865), the assassin of President Abraham Lincoln.

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John Wilkes Booth

Family of reformers, including William (1829-1912), a British religious leader who founded the Salvation Army (1878) with his wife, Catherine Mumford Booth (1829-1890), and served as its first general (1896-1912). His children William Bramwell (1856-1929); Ballington (1857-1940), who with his wife, Maud Ballington Booth (1865-1948), founded the Volunteers of America (1896); and Evangeline Cory (1865-1950) were active in the Salvation Army.

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