Overbook

Word OVERBOOK
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Definitions and meanings of "Overbook"

What do we mean by overbook?

To take reservations for (an airline flight, for example) beyond the capacity for accommodation. intransitive verb

To take reservations beyond the capacity for accommodation. intransitive verb

To sell or guarantee more seats for for an event than actually exist. verb

To sell or guarantee more seats for (an event) than actually exist.

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The word "overbook" in example sentences

The result is doctors drastically overbook, spend very little time with a patient, and more often than not don't correctly treat the problem. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Prisons overbook for the same reason holiday camps do: to compensate for the inevitable number of detainees who fail to show up for confirmed reservations for one reason or another, or those who escape. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Well, this is all fine and dandy, but now a new policy is in place that allows central reservations (1800 call center) to overbook a hotel by 5 rooms even if the hotel is completely full. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Since it is 1st come fist serve and they overbook shoud I get there an hour or so early or am I being paranoid? ❋ Unknown (2008)

(Boeing's production dropped more because of a strike in 2008.) "In recent years, we could have ramped up far more dramatically, but we preferred to overbook," Mr. Enders said. ❋ Unknown (2010)

People who overbook their lives often have trouble saying no, limiting time with people who stress them out, and letting go of perfectionistic standards for both themselves and others. ❋ Bob Greene (2010)

I tend to overbook myself, like an airline that sells more seats than it has. ❋ Maria Bartiromo (2010)

Like the airlines, these medical plans overbook their schedules. ❋ Unknown (2008)

They overbook these screenings to ensure a packed house. ❋ Unknown (2008)

They "guarantee" a room by obligating you to pay full price for it even if you don't show up, but they also reserve the right to overbook the hotel by 5 rooms and re-book your room at another La Quinta. ❋ Unknown (2008)

I understand, airlines desperately need to make money and overbook to keep flight costs down in the face of high fuel charges. ❋ Unknown (2010)

To do this, overzealous staff overbook the president with constant travel and public appearances, much of it unnecessary, in order to ensure he has as much people exposure as possible. ❋ Gerald Blaine (2010)

They MASSIVELY overbook, so make sure you RSVP and show up super early. ❋ Unknown (2008)

She also told him that it was the airlines policy to overbook by about 20 percent, which almost never caused a problem because of cancellations and no shows. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Airlines consistently overbook flights and deny passengers who have paid a fare the travel they paid for. ❋ E_moon60 (2009)

Airlines say they charge change fees and cancellation penalties to give travelers incentives to purchase full-fare, unrestricted tickets and to limit no-shows for flights, reducing the need to overbook. ❋ Unknown (2009)

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