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double-booked

dou·ble-book
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [duhb-uh l-boo k]
    • /ˈdʌb əlˈbʊk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [duhb-uh l-boo k]
    • /ˈdʌb əlˈbʊk/

Definitions of double-booked word

  • verb with object double-booked to overbook by accepting more than one reservation for the same hotel room, airplane seat, etc. 1
  • verb with object double-booked to make reservations for (more than one hotel accommodation, seat on a plane, etc.) so as to be certain of obtaining at least one of them. 1
  • verb without object double-booked to make double reservations for passenger space, a hotel room, etc. 1
  • verb double-booked simple past tense and past participle of double-book. 0
See all 4 definitions of double-booked

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Origin of double-booked

First appearance:

before 1965
One of the 2% newest English words
First recorded in 1965-70

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Parts of speech for Double-booked

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Double-booked

double-booked popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 68% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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