: to allow too many people to buy tickets or to reserve seats, tables, rooms, etc. [no obj] ▪ The hotel/restaurant overbooked. [+ obj] ▪ The flight was overbooked, and I got bumped off. ▪ The airline overbooked the flight. ▪ The doctor's office called and said that they overbooked the appointments for today. — compare double-book
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