accommodationnoun
uk/əˌkɒm.əˈdeɪ.ʃən/us/əˌkɑː.məˈdeɪ.ʃən/accommodation noun (PLACE TO LIVE)
B1 [ U ] mainly UK a place to live, work, stay, etc. in:
There's a shortage of cheap accommodation (= places to live).
We have first and second class accommodation (= seats) on this flight.
accommodations [ plural ] US
a place to live or stay, especially on holiday or for students at college:
They paid for his flights and hotel accommodations.
The cost of student accommodations is rising steadily.
More examples
- While he was at the library, Steve decided to seek out some information on accommodation in the area.
- Feeling guilty for the homeless is one thing, finding cheap, secure accommodation for them is quite another thing.
- Hostels are usually provided as a stopgap until the families can be housed in permanent accommodation.
- There's accommodation for about five hundred students on campus.
- The price includes travel and accommodation but meals are extra.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Home
- a roof over your head idiom
- abode
- address
- an Englishman's home is his castle idiom
- bolthole
- crib
- domestic
- down
- down sb's way idiom
- dwelling
- Englishman
- gaff
- habitation
- hangout
- place
- premises
- residence
- residential
- spiritual home
- the home front
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accommodation noun (ARRANGEMENT)
[ C or U ] formal an agreement between two groups who have different opinions on a subject, or the process of reaching an agreement like this:
She may be able to reach an accommodation with other EU members on the question of immigration.
accommodations [ plural ] US
special arrangements that are made for a person or group that has different needs to others:
We must address the issue of accommodations for gifted students.
accommodation noun (OF EYE)
specialized anatomy the process by which an eye is able to focus (= see clearly) by changing the shape of the lens