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

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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

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]

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Etymology

Origin of bed-and-breakfast

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

At her bed-and-breakfast on Rosecrest Farm, she and husband Charles have a Secretariat grandson, Tinner’s Storm.

From Washington Post

His accommodations ranged from the homes of friends to Airbnbs, to hotels with vast differences in cleanliness and comfort to a memorable Victorian bed-and-breakfast in a rapidly declining Staten Island neighborhood.

From Washington Post

However, the ability to operate a bed-and-breakfast out of an ADU veers closer to a short-term rental, she said.

From Seattle Times

They were “perfect,” Ms. Spitz said, “for a bed-and-breakfast.”

From New York Times

Travis Shelhorse bought this Victorian mansion in Northwest Washington, which, for several decades, was used as a bed-and-breakfast, to add to his collection of boutique hotels.

From Washington Post

Related Words

• B and B
• B&B