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   Ac·com·mo·da·tion

   /əˌkäməˈdāSH(ə)n/

   

   noun

   • 1. temporary lodgings, sometimes also including board: North American "the company offers a number of guesthouse accommodations in Cape Cod"
   • ▪ a room, group of rooms, or building in which someone may live or stay: British "they were living in temporary accommodation" Similar housinglodging(s)living quartersquartersroomschambersplaceplace to staybilletshelterboarda roof over one's headinformal:digspadformal:aboderesidenceplace of residencedwellingdwelling placehabitation
   • ▪ the available space for occupants in a building, vehicle, or vessel: "there was lifeboat accommodation for 1,178 people" Similar spaceroomseatingplaces
   • ▪ the provision of a room or lodging: "the building is used exclusively for the accommodation of guests"
   • 2. a convenient arrangement; a settlement or compromise: "management was seeking an accommodation with labor" Similar arrangementunderstandingsettlementaccorddealbargaincompromise
   • 3. the process of adapting or adjusting to someone or something: "accommodation to a separate political entity was not possible" Similar adjustmentadaptationattunementfitting inhabituationacclimatizationacclimationacculturationinurementhardeningseasoningconditioningfamiliarizationassimilationintegrationdomesticationnaturalization
   • ▪ the automatic adjustment of the focus of the eye by flattening or thickening of the lens: "the power of accommodation to near objects"

   Word Origin early 17th century: from Latin accommodatio(n-), from accommodare ‘fit one thing to another’ (see accommodate).

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   What is the meaning of accommodation?

   • 1. to do a kindness or a favor to; oblige. 2. to provide suitably; supply. 3. to lend money to. 4. to provide with a room or other accommodations. 5. to have or make room for: This elevator accommodates 10 people. 6. to adjust or make suitable; adapt: to accommodate oneself to circumstances.

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   What does accommodation mean in transportation?

   • In the context of transportation, accommodations refers to one’s seat on a vehicle, such as an airplane or train, or one’s lodging on a train or ship that has rooms (cabins) for sleeping. More generally, accommodation means the act of accommodating. The verb accommodate has several meanings.

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   When did accommodation become a noun?

   • entered into English usage in the sixteenth century and, if any guide, the problems of definition to which I shall draw 'Accommodation' as a noun came a little later, the first use English Dictionary (actually in Othello) being recorded from lodgings, and this has remained its most common use. Indeed,

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   What does accommodating mean in English?

   • The adjective accommodating means eager or willing to help or please in this way. Accommodate can also mean to make or have room for, as in This bus can accommodate up to 50 passengers. Similarly, accommodate can mean to provide someone with a place to stay.

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   The meaning of ACCOMMODATION is something supplied for convenience or to satisfy a need. How to use accommodation in a sentence.

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   ACCOMMODATION definition: 1. a place to stay or live: 2. a particular type of place to sit or sleep on a train, boat, etc…. Learn more.

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   ACCOMMODATIONS definition: 1. a place to stay, esp. a hotel room: 2. → accommodation. Learn more.

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   Accommodation is commonly used in the plural form (accommodations) to refer to lodging—a place to stay, usually temporarily, as in hotel accommodations. Sometimes, accommodations means both food and lodging, as in This resort is all-inclusive, so all of our accommodations are included in the cost.

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   Accommodation is all about making room — it can mean a room or place where you will stay or an agreement about sharing something. If the only accommodation at Grandma's is the bunk bed and you and your sis decide to take turns on the top, you've made an accommodation regarding your accommodations .

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   2 days ago · accommodation in British English. (əˌkɒməˈdeɪʃən ) noun. 1. lodging or board and lodging. 2. adjustment, as of differences or to new circumstances; adaptation, settlement, or reconciliation. 3. something fulfilling a need, want, etc; convenience or facility.

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   ACCOMMODATION meaning: 1 : a place (such as a room in a hotel) where travelers can sleep and find other services; 2 : a place where people can live, stay, or work.