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bed and breakfast
(bed and break|fast)
noun
sleeping accommodation for a night and a meal in the morning, provided in guest houses and hotels.
a guest house:
we spent the night at a cheap bed and breakfast nearby
verb
(
bed-and-breakfast
)
[
with object
]
Stock Exchange
,
British
sell (shares) and buy them back by agreement the next day.
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