"We're booked out for the rest of the month"
In above sentence, what does "book out" mean?
2006-07-11 21:13:36 · 6 answers · asked by the_desperado_in_love 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
this is a slightly unusual sense of the idiom.
when you leave an hotel you will normally be asked to sign the hotel register to say you are leaving. you 'book out'.
'we booked out of our hotel this morning.'
the phrase clearly doesn't quite mean this here.
one possibility would be that the people who say that they are 'booked out' mean that they normally live in a hotel, but for this month they are living somewhere else (they are 'booked out').
another - equally likely - meaning is the one your other answer gives. perhaps the hotel is saying that they are 'booked out':- meaning that they have no more vacancies available.
but the usual phrasal verb for that would be:
'we are booked up for the rest of the month'.
you probably need to talk to whoever used this phrase and ask them to clarify their meaning.
2006-07-11 21:22:27 · answer #1 · answered by synopsis 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Booked Definition
2016-10-02 06:15:43 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-07-27 04:15:04 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the creation of 'freehold' land in Anglo-Saxon England by the issue of a charter or book.
2006-07-11 21:19:44 · answer #4 · answered by Ibrahim Faisal 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think they mean "booked up" It means all their reservations are filled. I'm guessing its for a reception hall or appointment?
2006-07-11 21:17:28 · answer #5 · answered by ~∂Їβ~ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-08-23 01:42:22 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋