overbooked

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o·ver·book

(ō′vər-bo͝ok′)

v. o·ver·booked, o·ver·book·ing, o·ver·books

v.tr.

To take reservations for (an airline flight, for example) beyond the capacity for accommodation.

v.intr.

1. To take reservations beyond the capacity for accommodation: a restaurant that regularly overbooks for dinner.

2. To take on more social engagements or other commitments than one is capable of fulfilling.

o′ver·book′ing n.

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

overbooked

(ˌəʊvəˈbʊkt)

adj

used to say that the seller of something has accepted more reservations than there are places, tickets, hotel rooms, etc available

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

Translations

overbooké

overbooked

[ˌəʊvə^rˈbʊkt] adj → surréservé(e), surbooké(e)

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

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