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Meaning of "overbook" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF OVERBOOK

overbook  [ˈəʊvəˌbuːk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OVERBOOK

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Overbook is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb overbook in English.

WHAT DOES OVERBOOK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of overbook in the English dictionary

The definition of overbook in the dictionary is to make more reservations than there are places, tickets, hotel rooms, etc, available.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO OVERBOOK

PRESENT

Present
I overbook
you overbook
he/she/it overbooks
we overbook
you overbook
they overbook
Present continuous
I am overbooking
you are overbooking
he/she/it is overbooking
we are overbooking
you are overbooking
they are overbooking
Present perfect
I have overbooked
you have overbooked
he/she/it has overbooked
we have overbooked
you have overbooked
they have overbooked
Present perfect continuous
I have been overbooking
you have been overbooking
he/she/it has been overbooking
we have been overbooking
you have been overbooking
they have been overbooking
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I overbooked
you overbooked
he/she/it overbooked
we overbooked
you overbooked
they overbooked
Past continuous
I was overbooking
you were overbooking
he/she/it was overbooking
we were overbooking
you were overbooking
they were overbooking
Past perfect
I had overbooked
you had overbooked
he/she/it had overbooked
we had overbooked
you had overbooked
they had overbooked
Past perfect continuous
I had been overbooking
you had been overbooking
he/she/it had been overbooking
we had been overbooking
you had been overbooking
they had been overbooking
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will overbook
you will overbook
he/she/it will overbook
we will overbook
you will overbook
they will overbook
Future continuous
I will be overbooking
you will be overbooking
he/she/it will be overbooking
we will be overbooking
you will be overbooking
they will be overbooking
Future perfect
I will have overbooked
you will have overbooked
he/she/it will have overbooked
we will have overbooked
you will have overbooked
they will have overbooked
Future perfect continuous
I will have been overbooking
you will have been overbooking
he/she/it will have been overbooking
we will have been overbooking
you will have been overbooking
they will have been overbooking
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would overbook
you would overbook
he/she/it would overbook
we would overbook
you would overbook
they would overbook
Conditional continuous
I would be overbooking
you would be overbooking
he/she/it would be overbooking
we would be overbooking
you would be overbooking
they would be overbooking
Conditional perfect
I would have overbook
you would have overbook
he/she/it would have overbook
we would have overbook
you would have overbook
they would have overbook
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been overbooking
you would have been overbooking
he/she/it would have been overbooking
we would have been overbooking
you would have been overbooking
they would have been overbooking
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you overbook
we let´s overbook
you overbook
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to overbook
Past participle
overbooked
Present Participle
overbooking
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OVERBOOK


bouk
buːk
caoutchouc
ˈkaʊtʃuːk
chabouk
ˈtʃɑːbuːk
chibouk
tʃɪˈbuːk
chibouque
tʃɪˈbuːk
chinook
tʃɪˈnuːk
duke
djuːk
ewk
juːk
fluke
fluːk
juke
dʒuːk
kook
kuːk
Luke
luːk
mook
muːk
nuke
njuːk
puke
pjuːk
souk
suːk
spook
spuːk
suq
suːk
uke
juːk
zouk
zuːk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OVERBOOK

overblanket
overbleach
overblew
overblouse
overblow
overblown
overboard
overboil
overbold
overboldly
overbooked
overbooking
overboot
overbore
overborne
overborrow
overbought
overbound
overbrake
overbreathing

WORDS THAT END LIKE OVERBOOK

a closed book
address book
an open book
book
comic book
cookbook
e-book
Facebook
guestbook
handbook
in my book
netbook
notebook
playbook
scrapbook
sketchbook
textbook
the book
workbook
yearbook

Synonyms and antonyms of overbook in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «overbook» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OVERBOOK

Find out the translation of overbook to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of overbook from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «overbook» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

超额
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

overbook
570 millions of speakers

English

overbook
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ओवरबुक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أوفيربوك
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

перебронировать
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

overbook
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ওভার বুক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

surréservation
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Buku lebihan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

überbuchen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

オーバーブッキング
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

초과 예약
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Overbook
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trước quá nhiều
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

overbook
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ओव्हरबुक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

fazladan rezervasyon almak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

overbooking
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zatłoczonego
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

перебронювати
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

suprarezerva
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

overbook
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

overbook
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bokar
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

booke
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of overbook

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OVERBOOK»

The term «overbook» is normally little used and occupies the 116.681 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OVERBOOK» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «overbook» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «overbook» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about overbook

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OVERBOOK»

Discover the use of overbook in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to overbook and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Quantitative Analysis: An Introduction
Solutions. to. Exercise. 2. Decision. Analysis. Problem #1 (Decision Matrix) A decision matrix can be used since this is a single decision (how many passengers to overbook) and each action has the same set of outcomes. The decision matrix ...
Roy M Chiulli, 1999
2
The Frequent Traveler's Guide
Many rental car companies overbook reservations because they know from experience that some renters do not show up to claim their cars. However, this practice sometimes results in a shortage of available cars—even when customers have ...
Alexander Anolik, John K. Hawks, 2005
3
Mathematical Modeling with Maple
P(X23)I1*P(X52)I1*0I1 4. 0.949335057 5. 0.994 Section 14.3 2. > overbook(5, 66,100,200); 346.0032000 > overbook(5,6,.8,100,200); 401.3568000 3. > overbook(5,6.,.6,100,250); 343.6704000 > overbook(5,6,.8,100,250); 3882496000 4.
William P. Fox, 2011
4
Spelling Workbook and Interactive CD Teachers Guide Book D - ...
Unit 12 List Words outdoor outline outbreak outfit outcry undo untie uneven unable — unaware overboard — overcast — overhead overall overbook underage underground — understand undercover — underneath — Edinburgh London ...
R.I.C. Publications
5
Process Management: Creating Value Along the Supply Chain
Overbooking refers to accepting more reservations for service than can be provided. For an airline, a certain percentage of customers will typically fail to show up for a flight; if the airline does not overbook, then the empty seats can represent ...
Joel Wisner, Linda Stanley, 2007
6
Introduction to Air Transport Economics: From Theory to ...
From the news vendor analysis, the optimal protection level is the smallest value Q* such that: F(Y)> — — B + C where: Q* = the optimum number of seats to overbook B = the opportunity cost of flying an empty seat C = the negative goodwill ...
Bijan Vasigh, Tom Tacker, Ken Fleming, 2008
7
Directly Speaking About Bookings
Overbook. If you have heard it once, I'm sure you have heard it a thousand times, overbooking is the the golden rule. Learning to be flexible comes with the territory . We are in the people business and cannot predict when illness or emergency ...
Lisa Toovey
8
Economics
-_-_Airlines Often overbook flights; that is, they accept more reservations than they have seats available on a flight. Airlines know that a certain (usually small) percentage ofindividuals with reservations will not show up. An empty seat means ...
Roger A. Arnold, 2013
9
Handbook of Healthcare System Scheduling
The actual number of additional appointments that may be booked on a particular work day depends on how many patients call and agree to have appointments in overbook slots. That is, our model has two types of appointments: regular and ...
Randolph Hall, 2011
10
The Oxford Handbook of Pricing Management
In general, airlines do not overbook First Class, conservatively overbook Business Class, and more aggressively overbook Coach Class. Some airlines, such as JetBlue, do not overbook coach class due to low no-show rates and customer ...
Özalp Özer, Robert Phillips, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OVERBOOK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term overbook is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Making millions selling seats that don't exist: What happens when …
... about the widespread practice of selling airline seats that don't exist (if you didn't, that gap in your life can be joyfully filled at bit.ly/OverBook). «The Independent, Jul 15»
2
TNA Impact Results, Review, & Video (July 22, 2015): The Trump Card
Pretty much TNA made sure to overbook a 5 minute meaningless street fight. Do they want Magnus to look stronger while taking a loss? «Cageside Seats, Jul 15»
3
EasyJet accused of selling tickets for seats that don't exist
'On average, across our flights we will only overbook by one or two passengers per flight.' Passengers flying with both British Airways and ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
4
EasyJet overbooking thousands of peak-season flights – and …
On average, across our flights we will only overbook by one or two passengers per flight.” European legislation stipulates that anyone denied ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
5
Maigan's Life Spent In Dance
I make sure to not overbook myself and to remember I am only one person. Although I say this, it's hard for me to NOT do 29,382,619 things at ... «Redskins.com, Jul 15»
6
WWE Monday Night RAW (July 20) Review: Battleground Fallout
The body of work was good, the story of the dysfunction between the heels was fun and we had no overbook finish. Than k god! «SportsBlog.com, Jul 15»
7
Air India tops the list in flight cancellations, delays
This happens because the airlines overbook flights — by selling more seats than available. Overbooking is a globally allowed practice for seat ... «Hindu Business Line, Jul 15»
8
Largo to consider tax rate increase
As an example, residents of a home on Overbook Street West, valued at $122,873 with a taxable value of $72,873 this year, would pay $45 ... «Tampa Bay Newspapers, Jul 15»
9
Ottawa Community Housing increases security after Overbrook …
In the wake of Tuesday's shooting in Overbook, Ottawa Community Housing has upped their security in the area. Once the scene on Lilas ... «580 CFRA Radio, Jul 15»
10
Top articles in sports
He was followed by Wilt Chamberlain, who became an All-American at Philadelphia Overbook and averaged more than 37 points during his ... «The-review, Jul 15»

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