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accommodation Definition

ac·com·mo·da·tion (ə käm′ə dā′s̸hən)

noun

  1. an accommodating or being accommodated; adaptation (to a purpose); adjustment
  2. reconciliation of differences
  3. willingness to do favors or services
  4. a help or convenience
  5. lodgings; room and board
  6. traveling space, as in a railroad train or airplane; seat, berth, etc.
  7. the automatic adjustment of the eye, esp. the lens and pupil, for focusing on objects at various distances
  8. the act of making or endorsing an accommodation paper

accommodation Synonyms

accommodation

n.

  1. Adjustment

    compromise, reconciliation, settlement, adaptation; see adjustment 1, agreement 2, 3.

  2. Convenience

    ease, comfort, luxury; see convenience 2.

  3. Favor

    service, benevolence, aid; see kindness 2.

accommodation Law Definition

n

  1. Something done, such as providing a loan or signing an accommodation paper as a surety for another, that is done as a favor without any direct or indirect benefit, compensation, or consideration.
  2. The act of making a change or provision for someone or something.
accommodation Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • rent: The flooring in your rented accommodation may differ from what you are used to.
  • arrange: While we arrange the accommodation for you where required, airport transfers are not usually included.
  • offer: All villas offer spacious living accommodation, with French windows leading to outside terraces.
  • cater: The building will extend the College's postgraduate provision, providing the most central catered en-suite accommodation in Durham City.
  • provide: Purpose built, chalet style premises providing self catering accommodation for up to 38 people.
  • sleep: The extra stars ( in brackets ) are achieved when the saloon is not used as sleeping accommodation.

Preposition: on

  • campus: There are five different areas of accommodation on campus and a wide variety of residences off campus.

Adjective modifier

  • self-catering: Darwin College offers some self-catering accommodation in the Darwin Houses.
  • temporary: Children living in temporary accommodation or poor quality social housing are at greater risk of fire.
  • overnight: Is there a good range of overnight accommodation available locally?
  • comfortable: Comfortable high standard accommodation, evening meals optional, Separate Licensed bar.
  • spacious: All villas offer spacious living accommodation, with French windows leading to outside terraces.
  • residential: The ground floor was a shop and residential accommodation.

Modifies a noun

  • provider: Please contact us to book a room or to ask for a list of local accommodation providers.

Noun used with modifier

  • catering: Looking for self catering accommodation no more than 5 minutes away from the beach in Bude, North Cornwall?
  • breakfast: Choose to stay in our bed and breakfast accommodation or our self catering bothy.
  • holiday: Beachmodern is a new company striving to offer high quality holiday accommodation on the North Cornish coast in Bude.
  • hotel: We feature hotel accommodation in most areas close to many of the main metro stations.
  • B&B: This licensed Guest House offers en-suite bedrooms, B&B accommodation with dinner ( optional ).
  • luxury: Six Royal and Presidential Villas with private swimming pools and garden offer the ultimate in luxury accommodation.
accommodation Quotes

In the final analysis, all architecture reveals the application of human ingenuity to the satisfaction of human needs. And among these needs are not only shelter, warmth and accommodation, but also the needs, felt at every moment in every part of the world in endlessly different ways, for something more profound, evocative and universal, for beauty, for permanence, for immortality.

—Nuttgens, Patrick