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bed-and-breakfast


bed–and–breakfast

noun

: a house or small hotel in which someone can rent a room to sleep in for a price that includes breakfast the next morning

: a service in which the price of a room also includes breakfast the next morning

Full Definition of BED-AND-BREAKFAST

:  an establishment (as an inn) offering lodging and breakfast
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First Known Use of BED-AND-BREAKFAST

1978

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