Main Entry: ac·com·mo·da·tion

Pronunciation: \ə-ˌkä-mə-ˈdā-shən\

Function: noun

Date: 1603

1 : something supplied for convenience or to satisfy a need: as a : lodging, food, and services or traveling space and related services —usually used in plural <tourist accommodations on the boat> <overnight accommodations> b : a public conveyance (as a train) that stops at all or nearly all points c : loan
2 : the act of accommodating : the state of being accommodated: as a : the providing of what is needed or desired for convenience b : adaptation, adjustment c : a reconciliation of differences : settlement 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

— ac·com·mo·da·tion·al \-shnəl, -shə-n^əl\ adjective