bedsit

American  

[bed-sit] / ˈbɛdˌsɪt /

Or bed-sit

noun

British.

1. a one-room apartment that combines into the one area a bedroom, living room, and often kitchen facilities.

   My bedsit has a handy little kitchen, but I do have to share a bathroom with other tenants.

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bedsit British  

/ ˈbɛdˌsɪt /

noun

1. Also called: bedsitter.   bedsitting room.  a furnished sitting room containing sleeping accommodation and sometimes cooking and washing facilities

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Etymology

Origin of bedsit

First recorded in 1935–40; shortening of bed-sitting room

Example Sentences

In his bedsit in west London, another of Obada's brothers, Nada, 25, kept glancing at his phone.

From BBC • Jan. 29, 2024

The tenancy on 25-year-old Luke and 24-year-old Jimmy's Essex bedsit was about to expire at the end of 2022, so they eyed up a move to Nottingham.

From BBC • Dec. 12, 2023

The detective said Mr Murray was "probably in the process of turning his life around" as he had a job as a plasterer and his father helped him get a bedsit.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2023

Colwin was known in life as in writing for her cheer and bonhomie, as well as her ability to create a dinner party in the smallest bedsit.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 13, 2023

If you’re one of them, I can understand how you might get resentful—about my bedsit, my car, above all, the way I get to pick and choose who I look after.

From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro