Outbook

verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To achieve more bookings than someone or something. transitive

    "Supervising the front desk, she regularly outbooked her peers by £1,000 a night."

  2. 2
    To surpass in one's knowledge of book moves. transitive

    "Then on move 13, Deep Thought II surprisingly found itself outbooked and in a difficult position."

Example

More examples

"Supervising the front desk, she regularly outbooked her peers by £1,000 a night."

Etymology

From out- + book.

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