accommodation

[ uh-kom-uh-dey-shuhn ]

noun

1. the act of accommodating ( def ); state or process of being accommodated ( def ); adaptation.
2. adjustment of differences; reconciliation.
3. Sociology. a process of mutual adaptation between persons or groups, usually achieved by eliminating or reducing hostility, as by compromise or arbitration.
4. anything that supplies a need, want, favor, convenience, etc.
5. Usually accommodations.
   1. lodging.
   2. food and lodging.
   3. a seat, berth, or other facilities for a passenger on a train, plane, etc.
6. readiness to aid or please others; obligingness.
7. a loan.
8. Ophthalmology. the automatic adjustment by which the eye adapts itself to distinct vision at different distances.
9. accommodation bill.

accommodation

/ əˌkɒməˈdeɪʃən /

noun

1. lodging or board and lodging
2. adjustment, as of differences or to new circumstances; adaptation, settlement, or reconciliation
3. something fulfilling a need, want, etc; convenience or facility
4. physiol the automatic or voluntary adjustment of the shape of the lens of the eye for far or near vision
5. willingness to help or oblige
6. commerce a loan, usually made as an act of favour by a bank before formal credit arrangements are agreed

accommodation

/ ə-kŏm′ə-dā′shən /

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

Other Words From

• ac·com·mo·da·tion·al adjective
• non·ac·com·mo·da·tion noun
• pre·ac·com·mo·da·tion noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of accommodation¹

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

Example Sentences

On a business trip to Dubai and Abu Dhabi in February 1989, she was unnerved to find she had been booked to travel alone with Al Fayed and to stay in his hotel suite, while the rest of his entourage were staying in a separate accommodation.

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For displacement to be lawful, civilians must be moved safely and provided with accommodation and essential supplies.

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About 40 residents have been moved to temporary accommodation in Dorset, Hampshire and West Sussex.

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Farhat’s eco-lodge, with its yurt accommodation surrounded by orchards, looks out onto rows of fresh trenches along the buffer zone.

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But the local trust has been unable to find suitable accommodation.

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Related Words

• compromise
• reconciliation