accommodation

Universal Words noun 1 [U] (BrE) a place to live, work or stay in: rented / temporary / furnished accommodation * Hotel accommodation is included in the price of your holiday. * The building plans include much needed new office accommodation. * First-class accommodation is available on all flights. 2 (accommodations) [pl.] (AmE) somewhere to live or stay, often also providing food or other services: More and more travelers are looking for bed and breakfast accommodations in private homes. 3 [C,U] (formal) a satisfactory agreement or arrangement between people or groups with different opinions; the process of reaching this agreement: They were forced to reach an accommodation with the rebels. * The two countries should be persuaded to work towards some sort of mutual accommodation.