overbookverb [ I or T ]
uk/ˌəʊ.vəˈbʊk/us/ˌoʊ.vɚˈbʊk/to sell more tickets or places for an aircraft, holiday, etc. than are available:
The hotel was overbooked.
There was no seat for me on the plane, because the airline had overbooked.
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