block-book
block-book · block-books · block-booked · block-booking
To book a large number of at one timeTo book (“reserve in advance”) a large number of (hotel rooms, tickets, or other items) at one time.
UK/ˌblɒkˈbʊk/US/ˌblɑkˈbʊk/
Meaning
1 sensesTo book (“reserve in advance”) a large number of (hotel rooms, tickets, or other items) at one time.
We’ve block-booked three rows of seats at the theatre.
Origin
From block (“apportionment or grouping of like things treated together as a unit”, noun) +From block (“apportionment or grouping of like things treated together as a unit”, noun) + book (verb), a back-formation from block booking.
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Forms
block-books, block-booking, block-booked, block-booked| Base form | block-book · to block-book |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | block-books |
| Present participle | block-booking |
| Past simple | block-booked |
| Past participle | block-booked |
regular · Lesson
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedblock booking
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle