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overbook

/ˈoʊvɝˌbʊk/ verb B2 ✓

To sell or guarantee more seats for (an event) than actually exist.

Word Origin Overbook combines 'over' (excess) and 'book' (to reserve). The word 'book' originally meant a written document, from Old English 'boc', and by extension, to enter in a book, to reserve. So overbook literally means to book beyond capacity. The same 'over' prefix appears in overdo, overcharge, and overflow.

verb To sell or guarantee more seats for (an event) than actually exist. B2 ✓

The airline had to compensate passengers after they overbooked the flight.

(动词) 超额预订

航空公司超额预订航班后不得不对乘客进行赔偿。

(verbo) Vender o garantizar más asientos para (un evento) de los que realmente existen.

La aerolínea tuvo que compensar a los pasajeros después de sobrevender el vuelo.

(verbe) surbooker; surréserver; surréservation [Vendre ou garantir plus de places pour un événement qu'il n'en existe réellement.]

La compagnie aérienne a dû dédommager les passagers après avoir survendu le vol.

(Verb) überbuchen [Mehr Plätze für eine Veranstaltung verkaufen oder garantieren, als tatsächlich vorhanden sind.]

Die Fluggesellschaft musste Passagiere entschädigen, nachdem sie den Flug **overbooked** hatte.

(動詞) (イベントについて)実際の数を超える座席を売る、または予約を保証する。

その航空会社は flight を **overbook** してしまい、乗客に補償しなければならなかった。

(verbo) sobrevender; vender além da capacidade; overbookar [Vender ou garantir mais lugares para (um evento) do que realmente existem.]

A companhia aérea teve que compensar os passageiros após ter feito overbooking no voo.

Synonyms: oversell overcommit overreserve overextend overallocate Antonyms: underbook underreserve undersell cancel
Word parts: over + book

Related words

booking booker

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