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/ |
- 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.