Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To overbook (an airline flight, for example).
- transitive verb To make two reservations for (a seat or hotel room, for example) in order to be certain of obtaining one.
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- verb transitive To
erroneously book orreserve something for two people, when there is only space for one. - verb reflexive To erroneously make arrangements to do two things at the same time, such that it is impossible to keep both arrangements.
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Examples
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CONGRESSMAN USES CAMPAIGN FUNDS FOR DONOR WEDDING -- New Jersey congressman Rob Andrews D-N.J. has figured out the greatest trick for spending campaign money: double-book any event as a campaign event and you don't personally have to pay for it.
HUFFPOST FUNDRACE - How To Use Campaign Funds Improperly, Romney's First Ad, Political Ads Coming To Pandora Paul Blumenthal 2011
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Have you at least been able to kill two birds with one stone by doing a double-book tour?
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So when they double-book a seat, they're actually taking up one available seat that the flying public could have.
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JOHNS: Case in point, while most of us have to pay for reservations when we make them, some airlines allow members of Congress to double-book seats on multiple flights.
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ARENA: You're going to probably not see other patients because we don't double-book.
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I do not purposely double-book myself on two flights home from Asia, for example, nor do I enjoy the process of getting put out on the street at midnight in Mongolia.
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ARENA: You're going to probably not see other patients because we don't double-book.
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For example, lots of doctors double-book, scheduling two or more patients into each time slot in case one runs late or cancels.
You Bet Your Life 2007
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Plus, I mean, you know, I can ` t believe the Vatican would double-book him like that.
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- New Jersey congressman Rob Andrews D-N.J. has figured out the greatest trick for spending campaign money: double-book any event as a campaign event and you don't personally have to pay for it.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com The Huffington Post News Editors 2011
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