# accommodation

Pronunciation: US say "uh-ko-muh-DAY-shuhn" /əˌkɑ.məˈdeɪ.ʃən/; say "uh-kom-uh-DAY-shuhn" UK /əˌkɒm.əˈdeɪ.ʃən/, AUS /əˌkɔm.əˈdæɪ.ʃən/

## Noun

1. Lodging or living quarters provided to travelers in hotels or on ships, or to prisoners and other residents. *(British)*
   - Simple: A place to stay and sleep, such as a hotel room or other living space for travelers.
   - _The cruise fare includes all meals and accommodation for the week._
   - _Student accommodation near the university fills up quickly each term._
2. The act of fitting or adapting something, or the state of having been fitted or adapted to a purpose.
   - Simple: The act of changing something so it fits or works with something else.
   - _Successful accommodation of the software to local needs required many changes._
   - _The accommodation of older buildings to modern safety codes can be costly._
3. The settling of differences, reaching a state of agreement, reconciliation, or compromise between opposing parties.
   - Simple: A settling of differences between people so they reach agreement or compromise.
   - _The peace talks produced an accommodation acceptable to both governments._
   - _Management and the union finally found an accommodation on working hours._
4. Willingness to accommodate others; an obliging disposition that puts other people's needs first.
   - Simple: A willingness to help others or do them favors.
   - _We appreciated the landlord's accommodation when we asked to move in early._
   - _Her accommodation of every request made her popular with clients._
5. A convenience or fitting provided to meet a practical need.
   - Simple: Something useful, such as a built-in part, that is there to meet a need.
   - _A fold-down shelf for luggage was the only accommodation the old train car offered._
   - _The yacht's cabin was fitted with accommodations for storing charts, tackle, and fresh water._
6. The adaptation or adjustment of an organism, organ, or part in response to changed internal or external conditions.
   - Simple: The way an organism, organ, or body part changes to fit new conditions.
   - _Gradual accommodation of the muscle to heavier loads prevented injury._
   - _Researchers studied the kidney's accommodation to reduced blood flow._
7. The adjustment of the eye's focus in response to a change in the distance of an object being viewed.
   - Simple: The way the eye changes its focus to see things at different distances.
   - _The optometrist tested the patient's accommodation by moving a card closer._
   - _Loss of accommodation with age makes near tasks like reading difficult._
8. Modification of one's way of communicating to make it more similar to that of others taking part in a conversation or discourse.
   - Simple: The way a speaker changes how they talk to match the people they are speaking with.
   - _Her accommodation to the regional dialect helped her connect with locals._
   - _Linguistic accommodation often happens without speakers noticing._
9. Money lent to a borrower, especially as a temporary financial arrangement to meet an immediate need.
   - Simple: Money that is lent to someone, often for a short time.
   - _The merchant secured an accommodation from his bank to buy stock._
   - _A short-term accommodation tided the firm over until receipts arrived._
10. An offer of substitute goods made to fulfill a contract, which binds the purchaser once it is accepted.
   - Simple: An offer to send other goods to finish a deal, binding the buyer if they accept.
   - _When the ordered model was unavailable, the supplier shipped an accommodation._
   - _The court held that acceptance of the accommodation bound the purchaser to pay._
11. A bill of exchange or promissory note signed to lend one's credit to another party, without any value being received in return.
   - Simple: A signed note that lets someone borrow on your good name, even though you get no money yourself.
   - _The merchant endorsed an accommodation bill to help his colleague secure funds._
   - _Banks grew wary of accommodation notes that carried no real goods behind them._
12. The space or place in which sediment can accumulate or has already accumulated to form a deposit.
   - Simple: The space where sand and mud can settle and build up over time.
   - _Sediment fills the available accommodation whenever the basin subsides._
   - _Limited accommodation on the shelf slowed the buildup of new deposits._
13. A method of interpretation holding that the form in which a revelation is presented is adapted to human limitations rather than essential to its content.
   - Simple: A way of explaining religious teaching by saying it was adjusted to fit what people could understand.
   - _The theologian defended his reading by appealing to accommodation._
   - _Through accommodation, scholars treated the vivid imagery as a concession to human understanding._
14. The application of a writer's language, by analogy, to something it was not originally meant or intended to refer to.
   - Simple: Using a writer's words to describe something the author never meant them to describe.
   - _The essay quoted the ancient proverb by accommodation, applying it to modern politics._
   - _Writers achieve accommodation when they apply an old phrase to a new and unforeseen case._

## Origin

This word comes from French accommodation, from Latin accommodātiō ("adjustment, accommodation, compliance"), which in turn derives from accommodō ("adapt, put in order"). It looks like a combination of accommodate plus -ion, and the sense of "lodging" was first attested in 1600.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/accommodation (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).