<p><strong>Verb (used with object)</strong></p><ul><li>To accept reservations for in excess of the number that can be accommodated: The airline routinely overbooks its flights so as to fill its planes even if there are last-minute cancellations.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used without object)</strong></p><ul><li>To accept reservations in excess of the number that can be accommodated: If the hotel has overbooked, some of the conventioners won't have a place to stay.</li></ul><p><strong>End of Response</strong></p>