: an establishment that provides lodging and usually meals, entertainment, and various personal services for the public : inn
Hotel
2 of 3communications code word
—used as a code word for the letter h
plural -s
: hotels and hotel workers
you can't talk connectedly to anybody except … to a minor part of hoteldom and of officialdom—
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Noun (1)
check out of a hotel
for their 50th anniversary they stayed at one of the finest hotels in San Francisco
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Eve Chen,
USA Today,
23 June 2026
Liam Payne’s young son, Bear, has been named the sole beneficiary of the One Direction alum’s estate, nearly two years after the pop star fatally plunged from a hotel balcony in South America.
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Jami Ganz,
New York Daily News,
22 June 2026
The family is in mourning while living in a hotel and waiting for answers, stuck in a state of uncertainty over whether the Tesla or the driver is to blame.
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Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
22 June 2026
The hotel is owned by the Pulte Family Charitable Foundation, which donates 100 percent of the profits to charities.
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Kristine Hansen,
Travel + Leisure,
22 June 2026
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Noun
RVing is not cheap, but renting can be comparable to the cost of road tripping with hotel stays and dining out.
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Eve Chen,
USA Today,
23 June 2026
Liam Payne’s young son, Bear, has been named the sole beneficiary of the One Direction alum’s estate, nearly two years after the pop star fatally plunged from a hotel balcony in South America.
—
Jami Ganz,
New York Daily News,
22 June 2026
The family is in mourning while living in a hotel and waiting for answers, stuck in a state of uncertainty over whether the Tesla or the driver is to blame.
—
Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
22 June 2026
The hotel is owned by the Pulte Family Charitable Foundation, which donates 100 percent of the profits to charities.
—
Kristine Hansen,
Travel + Leisure,
22 June 2026
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“Hotel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hotel. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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hotel
noun
ho·tel
hō-ˈtel 
: an establishment that provides lodging and often meals, entertainment, and personal services for its guests
Etymology
Noun
from French hôtel "hotel," from early French hostel "a place for travelers to spend the night," derived from Latin hospitalis "of a guest, showing hospitality," from hospit-, hospes "host, stranger, guest" — related to hospital, hospitality
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