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Definition of overbook verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

overbook

verb
 
/ˌəʊvəˈbʊk/
 
/ˌəʊvərˈbʊk/
[transitive, intransitive]
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they overbook
 
/ˌəʊvəˈbʊk/
 
/ˌəʊvərˈbʊk/
he / she / it overbooks
 
/ˌəʊvəˈbʊks/
 
/ˌəʊvərˈbʊks/
past simple overbooked
 
/ˌəʊvəˈbʊkt/
 
/ˌəʊvərˈbʊkt/
past participle overbooked
 
/ˌəʊvəˈbʊkt/
 
/ˌəʊvərˈbʊkt/
-ing form overbooking
 
/ˌəʊvəˈbʊkɪŋ/
 
/ˌəʊvərˈbʊkɪŋ/
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  1. overbook (something) to sell more tickets on a plane or reserve more rooms in a hotel than there are places available
    • The flight was heavily overbooked.
    compare double-bookTopics Holidaysc2, Transport by airc2
See overbook in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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