double-booking
present participle ofdouble-book
double-book
verb[I,Toften passive]
uk/ˌdʌb.əlˈbʊk/us/ˌdʌb.əlˈbʊk/topromisethe sameroom,seat,ticket, etc. to more than onepersonorgroup:
Theroomwas double-booked so they had to give us a different one.
Making bookings & reservations
- book
- book in/book intosomewhere
- booker
- booking
- double-book
- overbook
- pre-booked
- rebook
- reservation
- reserve
- ride-hailing
- season
- unreserved
- vacancy
Examplesofdouble-booking
double-booking
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Hospitals are downsizing their capacity to the minimum, rather like airlinesdouble-bookingmany of their seats.
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Software is often differentiated by whether it allowsdouble-booking, or whether it uses a scheduling or a booking model.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The union will often enforce a basic code of conduct amongst its members to ensure smooth operation of the hiring hall (to prevent members fromdouble-booking, for example).
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