overbook
/oh-ver-book/US // ˌoʊ vərˈbʊk //UK // (ˈəʊvəˌbuːk) //
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Definitions
v.有主动词 verb
- 1
- : to accept reservations for in excess of the number that can be accommodated: The airline routinely overbooks its flights so as to fill its planes even if there are last-minute cancellations.
v.无主动词 verb
- 1
- : to accept reservations in excess of the number that can be accommodated: If the hotel has overbooked, some of the conventioners won't have a place to stay.
Examples
But sometimes delays are indeed attributable at least in part to airports and airlines that overbook flights.
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