Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

double-book

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.87 in modern English

Syllables
dou-ble--book
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To book or reserve something for two people simultaneously.

Transitive verb

verb

To make arrangements to do two things at the same time, such that it is impossible to keep both arrangements.

Usage

Inflected Forms

double-books (present, singular) double-booking (participle, present) double-booked (participle, past) double-booked (past)

Questions

What does double-book mean?
To book or reserve something for two people simultaneously.

How to pronounce double-book

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