overbooking

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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.

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overbooking

(ˌəʊvəˈbʊkɪŋ)

the act of accepting more reservations than there are places, tickets, hotel rooms, etc available

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Translations

surréservation

overbooking

[ˌəʊvəˈbʊkɪŋ] N → overbooking m (reserva de habitaciones en un hotel, plazas en un vuelo etc, que sobrepasa al número real de las mismas)

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