adj
overbooked
Overbooked (adj) means having sold more seats, rooms, or reservations than are actually available. Example: “The flight was overbooked, so two passengers were bumped to the next one.”
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Having sold more seats, rooms, or reservations than are actually available.
"The flight was overbooked, so two passengers were bumped to the next one."
How to use overbooked
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishToo many bookings taken for the space actually available.
Common pairings
overbooked flight
overbooked hotel
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Word forms
- Comparative
- more overbooked
- Superlative
- most overbooked
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The flight was _____, so two passengers were bumped to the next one.
Rhymes for overbooked
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What does “overbooked” mean?
The word “overbooked” means having sold more seats, rooms, or reservations than are actually available. In plain terms, too many bookings taken for the space actually available.
How do you use “overbooked” in a sentence?
Here is “overbooked” used in a sentence: “The flight was overbooked, so two passengers were bumped to the next one.”
What part of speech is “overbooked”?
“Overbooked” is an adjective.
What is the meaning of overbooked?
"overbooked" (adj) means having sold more seats, rooms, or reservations than are actually available.
