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Meaning of oversale | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The sale of more of something than can be supplied.

Equivalents

Polski przechwalać przechwalić

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

oversalivation oversaltiness oversample oversampler oversampling oversanitization

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