accommodation

 
Pronunciation: /əkɒməˈdeɪʃ(ə)n/

noun

  • 1 [mass noun] British a room, group of rooms, or building in which someone may live or stay: they were living in temporary accommodation
  • (accommodations) chiefly North American lodgings, sometimes also including board: the company offers a number of guest house accommodations in Oberammergau
  • the available space for occupants in a building, vehicle, or vessel: there was lifeboat accommodation for 1,178 people
  • the provision of a room or lodgings: the building is used exclusively for the accommodation of guests
  • 2a convenient arrangement; a settlement or compromise: the prime minister was seeking an accommodation with Labour
  • 3 [mass noun] the process of adapting or adjusting to someone or something: accommodation to a separate political entity was not possible
  • [mass noun] the automatic adjustment of the focus of the eye by flattening or thickening of the lens: the power of accommodation to near objects

Origin:

early 17th century: from Latin accommodatio(n-), from accommodare 'fit one thing to another' (see accommodate)