Block-book

//ˌblɒkˈbʊk// verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To book (“reserve in advance”) a large number of (hotel rooms, tickets, or other items) at one time. transitive

    "We’ve block-booked three rows of seats at the theatre."

Example

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"We’ve block-booked three rows of seats at the theatre."

Etymology

From block (“apportionment or grouping of like things treated together as a unit”, noun) + book (verb), a back-formation from block booking.

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