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accommodative

American  
[uh-kom-uh-day-tiv] / əˈkɒm əˌdeɪ tɪv /

adjective

  1. tending to accommodate; adaptive.


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Etymology

Origin of accommodative

First recorded in 1835–45; accommodate + -ive


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Between Sept. 2024 and February of this year those conditions were extremely accommodative.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

“Financial conditions are certainly less accommodative than they were several months ago, thanks to higher rates across the curve.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

Macroeconomic policies more generally are also accommodative, S&P said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

Higher nominal yields, lower inflation expectations, or a combination of both would raise real yields and make monetary conditions less accommodative.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026

Therefore, in spite of defective vision the accommodation must have sufficed, without sacrificing binocular fusion, whilst in all probability accommodative convergence followed on exclusion of one eye.

From Schweigger on Squint A Monograph by Dr. C. Schweigger by C. Schweigger

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