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accommodation

n. uncountable
B1 Intermediate Oxford US //əˌkɑməˈdeɪʃən// UK //ɐkˌɒmədˈeɪʃən// ac·com·mo·da·tion General-service

n. a place for you to live, stay, or work. It is often used to talk about hotel rooms or rented apartments.

n. a room, group of rooms, or building in which someone may live or stay. Often used in a collective sense to refer to housing or lodging arrangements.


SIMPLE

The hotel provides comfortable accommodation for all guests.

CONTEXTUAL

The university helps international students find suitable accommodation near the campus before the semester begins.

COMPLEX

Finding affordable accommodation in the city center has become increasingly difficult due to the recent surge in short-term holiday rentals.

Synonyms
Origin

From French accommodation, from Latin accommodātiō (“adjustment, accommodation, compliance”), from accommodō (“adapt, put in order”). Superficially accommodate + -ion. The sense of "lodging" was first attested in 1600.

Usage

Primarily uncountable in British English when referring to lodging; in American English, the plural 'accommodations' is frequently used in the same context.

Pitfall

I am looking for an accommodation.I am looking for accommodation.In British English, the word is uncountable and does not take the indefinite article 'an'.

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