Definition of hospitality
hospitalities
: hospitable treatment, reception, or disposition thanked our hosts for their hospitality
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Examples of hospitality in a Sentence
It was refreshing to be met with such hospitality after our long journey.
Recent Examples of hospitality from the Web
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The city’s $30 million or $43.5 million would come from hospitality taxes on hotel and motel room occupancy.
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Since 1992, FareStart has sought to help people out of homelessness or poverty by training them as hospitality professionals.
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The chain in 2012 named a new chief executive, Hubert Joly, but the Frenchman came from the hospitality field and had no retail experience.
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Employers are from a variety of industries, including advanced manufacturing, health care, hospitality, management and operations, sales and customer services, security, transportation and logistics.
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Traded on the Alternative Investment Market in the United Kingdom, Accesso offers ticketing, payment and fast-pass technology to operators of theme parks, ski resorts, hotels and other hospitality venues.
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Basically, hotels and restaurants are the same hospitality, but in the hotel, there are more details.
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Hospitality jobs increased 1 percent in Charlotte despite a slight decline nationally, while transportation and utilities jobs increased 0.5 percent, in spite of a nearly 1 percent dip nationwide.
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This year, the dining guide is changing course and launching a national list of 30 Under 30 hospitality professionals, a roundup of which has been focused only on select regions since its inception six years ago.
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First Known Use of hospitality
14th century
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HOSPITALITY Defined for English Language Learners
hospitality
playDefinition of hospitality for English Language Learners
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: generous and friendly treatment of visitors and guests : hospitable treatment
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: the activity of providing food, drinks, etc. for people who are the guests or customers of an organization
HOSPITALITY Defined for Kids
hospitality
playDefinition of hospitality for Students
: friendly and generous treatment of guests
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