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bed-and-breakfast

American  
[bed-n-brek-fuhst] / ˈbɛd nˈbrɛk fəst /
Or bed and breakfast

noun

  1. an accommodation offered by an inn, hotel, or especially a private home, consisting of a room for the night and breakfast the next morning for one inclusive price.

  2. an inn, hotel, or private home offering such an accommodation. B&B

bed and breakfast British  

noun

  1. (in a hotel, boarding house, etc) overnight accommodation and breakfast

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adjective

  1. (of a stock-exchange transaction) establishing a loss for tax purposes, shares being sold after hours one evening and bought back the next morning when the market opens

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bed and breakfast Idioms  

  1. Also, B and B. A hotel or other hostelry that offers a room for the night and a morning meal at an inclusive price. For example, Staying at a bed and breakfast meant never having to plan morning meals. This term and the practice originated in Britain and have become widespread. [Early 1900s]

Etymology

Origin of bed-and-breakfast

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

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Multiple reports suggest that her Hawaii property purchase also included a boutique bed-and-breakfast, which is thought to be used by the TV legend to house any guests who visit her while she’s staying there.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 15, 2025

Inpatient hospice facilities have the atmosphere of a bed-and-breakfast, or a birthing center, but for the dying.

From Slate • Apr. 22, 2025

Palmer House Inn Falmouth, Massachusetts I only spent one night at the Palmer House Inn, but I still can’t stop thinking about this charming Victorian-style bed-and-breakfast.

From Salon • Jan. 26, 2025

Last month, a few dozen Democrats were gathered there at a local bed-and-breakfast to eat pulled pork and talk party strategy.

From BBC • Oct. 18, 2024

The living room felt like a Key West bed-and-breakfast, complete with a stuffed sailfish mounted on the wall above a wicker sofa set upholstered in palm-tree-patterned fabric.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson

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