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单词 overbooking
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overbookingn.

Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈbʊkɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈbʊkɪŋ/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: overbook v., -ing suffix1.
Etymology: < overbook v. + -ing suffix1.
The practice of making a booking for more of a commodity than is required or used; spec. the practice of making more bookings for an aircraft, hotel, theatre, etc., than there are seats, places, etc., available (sometimes intended to compensate for the expected rate of cancellation).
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society > communication > record > written record > [noun] > action of recording in writing
recordationa1500
entrance1588
reportinga1626
calendaring1671
entry1712
recordal1822
committal1833
chalking1849
paperwork1861
chronicling1863
overbooking1902
rapportage1903
notarization1930
1902 Daily Chron. 24 Nov. 9/3 The witness..admitted that ‘overbookings’ occurred very frequently.
1964 G. L. Cohen What's Wrong with Hospitals? v. 104 A Ministry report on waiting time [at hospital clinics] pointed to the same causes of delay: over-booking and arbitrary appointment intervals.
1967 N. Buxton Travel '67 675 Over-booking may sometimes happen even in the most competently run organization.
1975 Times 24 June 19/5 Overbooking—the practice of selling seats twice over, followed by almost every airline in the world.
1998 Managem. Sci. 1579/2 We will assume there are no cancellations or no-shows and, consequently, overbooking is not needed.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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