accommodation
/əˌkɑ.məˈdeɪ.ʃən/ noun B2- The act of fitting or adapting, or the state of being fitted or adapted; adaptation; adjustment.
- A convenience, a fitting, something satisfying a need.
- The adaptation or adjustment of an organism, organ, or part.
- The adjustment of the eye to a change of the distance from an observed object.
- Willingness to accommodate; obligingness.
- Adjustment of differences; state of agreement; reconciliation; settlement; compromise.
- The application of a writer's language, on the ground of analogy, to something not originally referred to or intended.
- A loan of money.
Plural accommodations
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Danglars, too, had recognized the bandit, whose existence he would not believe when Albert de Morcerf mentioned him in Paris; and not only did he recognize him, but the cell in which Albert had been confined, and which was probably kept for the accommodation of strangers.
The traveller descended, and instead of sitting down at the stern of the boat, which had been decorated with a blue carpet for his accommodation, stood up with his arms crossed.
Maya answered, “It is incredibly safe, and the agricultural program provides both food and accommodation.”
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