overbook

overbook

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *úp
Proto-Indo-European *-er
Proto-Indo-European *upér
Proto-Germanic *uber
Old English ofer-
Middle English over-
English over-
Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂ǵosder.?
Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂g-der.?
Proto-Germanic *bōks
Proto-West Germanic *bōk
Old English bōc
Middle English bok
English book
English overbook

    From over- + book.

    Verb

    overbook (third-person singular simple present overbooks, present participle overbooking, simple past and past participle overbooked)

    1. (transitive) To sell or guarantee more seats for (an event) than actually exist.

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