overbook
verb (used with object)
to accept reservations for in excess of the number that can be accommodated.
overbooked
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past participleof overbook.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof overbook.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
overbookverb (used with object)to accept reservations for in excess of the number that can be accommodated.
Example Sentences
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A hotel receptionist said rooms that were overbooked just a few weeks ago now stood empty.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 20, 2026
But cruise experts say such offers are typically connected to an overbooked sailing.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 19, 2026
"You could turn up ready to pay for your hotel on arrival and the hotel had a better offer and became overbooked."
From BBC ● Dec. 4, 2025
“Psychiatric practitioners are so overbooked and stressed these days that it is likely they do not spend as much time as years ago reading complete articles in a wide range of journals.”
From Salon ● May 23, 2025
"Sir, it seems that the flight has been accidentally overbooked, by about 300 people."
From Terminal Compromise: computer terrorism: when privacy and freedom are the victims: a novel by Winn Schwartau
