block-book
See also: block book
English
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Verb
block-book (third-person singular simple present block-books, present participle block-booking, simple past and past participle block-booked)
- (transitive) To book (reserve in advance) a large number of (hotel rooms, tickets, etc.) at one time.
- We've block-booked three rows of seats at the theatre.
- 2021 June 16, Andrew Mourant, “Plans for new test centre remain on track”, in RAIL, number 933, page 44:
- He adds that NR was constantly frustrated by its inability to get access to the Melton track. "NR seems to struggle in terms of managing its customer base - Bombardier and Alstom block-book the place.
See also
References
- “block-book”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
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