accommodation

[ uh-kom-uh-dey-shuhn ]

/ əˌkɒm əˈdeɪ ʃən /

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noun

the act of accommodating; state or process of being accommodated; adaptation.

adjustment of differences; reconciliation.

Sociology. a process of mutual adaptation between persons or groups, usually achieved by eliminating or reducing hostility, as by compromise or arbitration.

anything that supplies a need, want, favor, convenience, etc.

Usually accommodations.

lodging.
food and lodging.
a seat, berth, or other facilities for a passenger on a train, plane, etc.

readiness to aid or please others; obligingness.

a loan.

Ophthalmology. the automatic adjustment by which the eye adapts itself to distinct vision at different distances.

accommodation bill.

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Origin of accommodation

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

OTHER WORDS FROM accommodation

ac·com·mo·da·tion·al, adjectivenon·ac·com·mo·da·tion, nounpre·ac·com·mo·da·tion, noun

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How to use accommodation in a sentence

“I was at first on a cot, and then in a succession of accommodations,” he says.
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Hotels arrange accommodations around a shared courtyard, as the traditional Moroccan architecture of the riad mandates.
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When it's cold outside, as it is for much of the year in the Idaho panhandle, inside accommodations are warm and cozy.
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Some of the most important accommodations are not line-skipping, nor expensive ADA-compliant building regulations.
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Similarly, people have been holding parking spots for friends for as long as parking accommodations have been an issue.
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Every family in Pyrmont takes lodgers, so that it is not difficult to find good accommodations.
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Generally it can be so planned that towns with strictly good hotel accommodations can be reached for the night.
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Generally speaking, the hotel accommodations in the provincial towns throughout England and Scotland are surprisingly good.
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Again, he is not required to provide a guest with the precise room he may select, but only reasonable and proper accommodations.
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For sleeping accommodations the cadets carried their own blankets and turned in on the floor of a large hall.
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British Dictionary definitions for accommodation

accommodation

/ (əˌkɒməˈdeɪʃən) /

noun

lodging or board and lodging

adjustment, as of differences or to new circumstances; adaptation, settlement, or reconciliation

something fulfilling a need, want, etc; convenience or facility

physiol the automatic or voluntary adjustment of the shape of the lens of the eye for far or near vision

willingness to help or oblige

commerce a loan, usually made as an act of favour by a bank before formal credit arrangements are agreed

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Scientific definitions for accommodation

accommodation

[ ə-kŏm′ə-dā′shən ]

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

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Origin of accommodation

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