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overbooking

/ˌəʊvəˈbʊkɪŋ/

/ˌoʊvərˈbʊkɪŋ/

Translations

overbookingnoun

overbookings

surbookingTerme courant dans le transport aérien et l’hôtellerie.

The airline's overbooking policy led to several passengers being bumped from the flight.

La politique de surbooking de la compagnie aérienne a entraîné le débarquement de plusieurs passagers du vol.

Additional translations

surréservationTerme descriptif, moins courant que « surbooking ».

Synonyms

overcommitment

excess booking

overselling

overbookinggerund / present participle

/ˌəʊvəˈbʊkɪŋ/

/ˌoʊvərˈbʊkɪŋ/

Used attributively before nouns to denote things related to or caused by overbooking; not normally gradable.

de surbookingEmploi adjectival, surtout dans le secteur aérien et hôtelier.

To prevent overbooking headaches, the hotel introduced a stricter reservation system.

Pour éviter les tracas de surbooking, l’hôtel a mis en place un système de réservation plus strict.

Synonyms

overbookverb

overbooking

Gerund

overbooked

Past Simple

overbooked

Past Participle

overbooking

Gerund

/ˌəʊvəˈbʊk/

/ˌoʊvərˈbʊk/

surbookerPour un vol, un hôtel, un événement ou, au sens figuré, un agenda.

The airline tends to overbook flights during the holiday season to ensure full capacity.

La compagnie aérienne a tendance à surbooker ses vols pendant la période des fêtes pour garantir un remplissage complet.

Additional translations

sur-réserverSurtout dans le domaine du tourisme et de l’hôtellerie; plus littéral et moins courant que « surbooker ».

Synonyms

overcommit

overextend

oversell

Definitions

overbookingnoun

The practice of selling more tickets or accommodations than are available, with the expectation that some will cancel or not show up.

The airline's overbooking policy led to several passengers being bumped from the flight.

The amount or number of bookings exceeding the available capacity.

There was an overbooking of ten seats on the morning flight.

overbookinggerund / present participle

Relating to or resulting from the practice of selling more reservations than there is capacity for.

To prevent overbooking headaches, the hotel introduced a stricter reservation system.

overbookverb

To accept more reservations for a flight, hotel, event, etc., than there is room for.

The airline tends to overbook flights during the holiday season to ensure full capacity.

To schedule or commit oneself, a person, or a resource to more engagements or activities than can realistically be accommodated.

I don’t want to overbook my calendar and end up exhausted by Friday.