accommodation
noun
ac·com·mo·da·tion
ə-ˌkä-mə-ˈdā-shən
1
: something supplied for convenience or to satisfy a need: such as
a
: lodging, food, and services or traveling space and related services
—usually plural
tourist accommodations on the boat
overnight accommodations
b
: a public conveyance (such as a train) that stops at all or nearly all points
c
: loan
2
: the act of accommodating someone or something : the state of being accommodated: such as
a
: the providing of what is needed or desired for convenience
changed his schedule for the accommodation of his clients
b
: adaptation, adjustment
an accommodation to temporary conditions
c
: a reconciliation of differences : settlement
Negotiators felt that an accommodation with the union was possible.
d
: the automatic adjustment of the eye for seeing at different distances effected chiefly by changes in the convexity of the crystalline lens
also
: the range over which such adjustment is possible
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“Accommodation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/accommodation. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.
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