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.

crash pad

I need a crash pad to stay for the weekend.

pad

He's got a nice pad in the city.