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overbooking

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o·ver·book  (vr-bk)
v. o·ver·booked, o·ver·book·ing, o·ver·books
v.tr.
To take reservations for (an airline flight, for example) beyond the capacity for accommodation.
v.intr.
To take reservations beyond the capacity for accommodation: a restaurant that regularly overbooks for dinner.
over·booking n.
Translations
overbooking [ˌəʊvəˈbʊkɪŋ] N → overbooking m (reserva de habitaciones en un hotel, plazas en un vuelo etc, que sobrepasa al número real de las mismas)
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