Accommodation

/əˌkɒməˈdeɪʃən/

Meaning & Definition

noun

a place where someone may live or stay.

We found a comfortable accommodation near the beach for our vacation.

the process of adapting or adjusting to new conditions.

The accommodation of the company's policies to the new regulations took several months.

a settlement or compromise in negotiations.

Both parties reached an accommodation that satisfied their main concerns.

From Latin 'accommodatio', meaning 'adjustment, adaption'

make accommodations

to prepare or arrange for something.

accommodation bill

a bill that is drawn for the purpose of providing money.

accommodation loan

a loan offered on lenient terms.

accommodate

to provide space for; to make fit.

accommodating

willing to help; obliging.

accommodator

one who makes accommodations.

crash pad

I need a crash pad to stay for the weekend.

pad

He's got a nice pad in the city.