accommodation

[ uh-kom-uh-dey-shuhn ]

noun

1. the act of accommodating ( def ); state or process of being accommodated ( def ); adaptation.
2. adjustment of differences; reconciliation.
3. Sociology. a process of mutual adaptation between persons or groups, usually achieved by eliminating or reducing hostility, as by compromise or arbitration.
4. anything that supplies a need, want, favor, convenience, etc.
5. Usually accommodations.
   1. lodging.
   2. food and lodging.
   3. a seat, berth, or other facilities for a passenger on a train, plane, etc.
6. readiness to aid or please others; obligingness.
7. a loan.
8. Ophthalmology. the automatic adjustment by which the eye adapts itself to distinct vision at different distances.
9. accommodation bill.

accommodation

/ 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
4. physiol the automatic or voluntary adjustment of the shape of the lens of the eye for far or near vision
5. willingness to help or oblige
6. commerce a loan, usually made as an act of favour by a bank before formal credit arrangements are agreed

accommodation

/ ə-kŏm′ə-dā′shən /

1. The adjustment in the focal length of the lens of the eye. Accommodation permits images at different distances to be focused on the retina.

Other Words From

• ac·commo·dation·al adjective
• nonac·commo·dation noun
• preac·commo·dation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of accommodation¹

1595–1605; < Latin accommodātiōn- (stem of accommodātiō ) adjustment. See accommodate, -ion

Example Sentences

But requiring a private business to provide equal accommodation to all Americans, including the gay ones?

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But Bone, when we routed him out, could not promise us any more accommodation than he had so kindly given us the first night.

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There could be no accommodation of that guy—in terms of human behavior and the rules of Italian-American organized crime.

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Perhaps this is part of why they have become so accomplished at a certain kind of disability accommodation.

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Accommodation marketplaces like Onefinestay, Airbnb, and Trampolinn have boomed in popularity.

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In ordinary times fares ranged from ₱50 saloon accommodation to ₱8 a deck passage.

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Accommodation was cheap, manners were easy, and knowledge of the gay city less than rudimentary.

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Nicolas Amati did not introduce it, his work being of the kind that had no accommodation, or sufficient surface for it.

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The outcome of the wrangle was a purely personal accommodation of an essentially momentary character.

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In Guernsey, however, Cuckoos are much too numerous for the Hedgesparrow to afford accommodation for them all.

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Related Words

• compromise
• reconciliation