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nounoversale (plural oversales)
plural oversales
- The sale of more of something than can be supplied.
This screen appears on the check-in kiosk if there is a chance of an oversale on your flight. The goal is to get enough volunteers so that the airline can avoid involuntarily bumping passengers off the flight.
2017, Gerald N. Cook, Bruce Billig, Airline Operations and Management: A Management Textbook, page 217
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oversale. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oversale
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“oversale.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oversale. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oversale,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oversale.
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