overbook

🇺🇸 /ˌəʊvərˈbʊk/ 🇬🇧 /ˌəʊvəˈbʊk/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags RARE
verb
R

To sell more tickets or reservations than there are spaces available.

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

translation

v. To sell more tickets or reservations than there are spaces available.

Word Forms

3rd Present overbooks
Past overbooked
Perfect overbooked
Progressive overbooking