accommodation.

1. Housing or lodging provided for temporary or permanent residence.

2. An adjustment made to fit new circumstances or another person's needs.

3. An agreement that resolves differences through concessions.

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Words that belong together

• temporary accommodation
• student accommodation

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The town lacked suitable accommodation for the displaced families.

Usage notes

Primary category: academic / formal. Forms: Countable or uncountable by context; countable singular accommodation; plural accommodations. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: analysis, explanation. Commonness: moderately common.