overbook
overbook · overbooks · overbooked · overbooking
To sell or guarantee more seats for than actually existTo sell or guarantee more seats for (an event) than actually exist.
US/ˈoʊvɚbˌʊk/
» The plane is overbooked.
Das Flugzeug ist überbucht.
Meaning
1 sensesTo sell or guarantee more seats for (an event) than actually exist.
Examples
4 sentencesThe plane is overbooked.
deDas Flugzeug ist überbucht.
The flight was overbooked.
deDer Flug war überbucht.
The plane was overbooked.
The airline asked some passengers to give up their seats because the plane was overbooked.
Translations
4 languagesForms
overbooks, overbooking, overbooked, overbooked| Base form | overbook · to overbook |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | overbooks |
| Present participle | overbooking |
| Past simple | overbooked |
| Past participle | overbooked |
regular · Lesson
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedunderbook
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