underbook

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verb

To fail to book enough of something; not to sell as much of something as is required.

“The concert hall was underbooked for most of the year and failed to make a profit.”

Opposite
overbook
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Meanings

verbunderbook (third-person singular simple present underbooks, present participle underbooking, simple past and past participle underbooked)

present singular third person underbooks · participle present underbooking · participle past underbooked · past underbooked

  1. ambitransitiveTo fail to book enough of something; not to sell as much of something as is required.

    The concert hall was underbooked for most of the year and failed to make a profit.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
overbook

Origin

From under- + book.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

unbrooked
Cite this entry
APA

underbook. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underbook

MLA

“underbook.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underbook. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “underbook,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underbook.

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