Accommodation
/əˈkɒmədeɪʃn/
Definitions
A place to live or stay, especially a hotel or boarding house.
/əˈkɒmədeɪʃn/
We reserved accommodation for our holiday in Paris.
💡 Simply: A place where you can stay when traveling or visiting a new place.
More Examples
The town offers a variety of accommodation options from budget to luxury hotels.
How It's Used
"After a long day of travel, we finally found affordable accommodation in the city center."
"The tour group had been arranged accommodations in a local hotel."
Synonyms & Antonyms
Antonyms
Idioms & expressions
make/arrange accommodation for
To provide or arrange a place to stay for someone.
"We had to make accommodation for unexpected visitors."
fit in
To be suitable or appropriate, especially in a new social situation or environment.
"He's having trouble fitting in at his new school accommodation."
Derived from the Latin 'accommodatio', meaning 'a making fit' or 'an arrangement', ultimately from 'accommodare' meaning 'to fit together'.
The term 'accommodation' first appeared in English in the 15th century and originally referred to the arrangement of something to fit a particular situation, before later evolving to mean a place to stay.
Memory tip
Think of 'accommodating' a guest with a place to live or stay.
Word Origin
"a making fit' or 'an arrangement', ultimately from 'accommodare' meaning 'to fit together'"