overbooking

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English

Definitions

verb

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

noun

An instance of selling or guaranteeing more seats than are available.

Related words

Synonyms

transfer booking reservation sellout oversale overtrading upsale ticketing channel stuffing upsell front running stockout rain check saturation seller's market land-jobbing

Rhymes

looking cooking booking overlooking hooking rooking crooking overcooking brooking hook hung

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