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Definitions accommodation noun  The act of fitting or adapting, or the state of being fitted or adapted; adaptation; adjustment; -- followed by to The organization of the body with to its functions. -Sir M. Hale Willingness to accommodate; obligingness. Whatever supplies a want or affords ease, refreshment, or convenience; anything furnished which is desired or needful; -- often in the plural; as, the accommodations -- that is, lodgings and food -- at an inn - Sir W. Scott An adjustment of differences; state of agreement; reconciliation; settlement. To come to terms of . - Macaulay The application of a writer's language, on the ground of analogy, to something not originally referred to or intended. Many of those quotations from the Old Testament were probably intended as nothing more than accommodations. - Paley (context, Commerce) A loan of money (context, Commerce) An accommodation bill or note. an offer of substitute goods to fulfill a contract, which will bind the purchaser if accepted Translations:  French: accommodation French, accommodation German: Anpassung Italian: sistemazione, alloggio Etymology: From accommodatio, from accommodare (compare French French, accommodation) Supplemental Details:Sponsor an extended definition for accommodation for as little as $10 per month. Click here to contact us.        Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish     Show 51015202550100250500 results per page. Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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