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Webster 1913 Edition
Accommodation
Ac-comˊmo-da′tion
,Noun.
[L.
accommodatio
, fr. accommodare
: cf. F. accommodation
.] 1.
The act of fitting or adapting, or the state of being fitted or adapted; adaptation; adjustment; – followed by to.
“The organization of the body with accommodation to its functions.” Sir M. Hale.
2.
Willingness to accommodate; obligingness.
3.
Whatever supplies a want or affords ease, refreshment, or convenience; anything furnished which is desired or needful; – often in the plural;
as, the
. accommodations
– that is, lodgings and food – at an innSir W. Scott.
4.
An adjustment of differences; state of agreement; reconciliation; settlement.
“To come to terms of accommodation.” Macaulay.
5.
The application of a writer’s language, on the ground of analogy, to something not originally referred to or intended.
Many of those quotations from the Old Testament were probably intended as nothing more than
accommodations
. Paley.
6.
(Com.)
(a)
A loan of money.
(b)
An accommodation bill or note.
Accommodation bill
, or
note
(Com.)
, a bill of exchange which a person accepts, or a note which a person makes and delivers to another, not upon a consideration received, but for the purpose of raising money on credit.
– Accommodation coach
, or train
one running at moderate speed and stopping at all or nearly all stations.
– Accommodation ladder
(Naut.)
, a light ladder hung over the side of a ship at the gangway, useful in ascending from, or descending to, small boats.
Webster 1828 Edition
Accommodation
ACCOMMODA'TION
,Noun.
1.
Fitness; adaptation; followed by to.The organization of the body with accommodation to its functions.
2.
Adjustment of differences; reconciliation; as of parties in dispute.3.
Provision of conveniences.4.
In plural; conveniences; things furnished for use; chiefly applied to lodgings.5.
In mercantile language, accommodation is used for a loan of money; which is often a great convenience. An accommodation note, in the language of bank directors, is one drawn and offered for discount, for the purpose of borrowing its amount, in opposition to a note, which the owner has received in payment for goods.In England, accommodation bill, is one given instead of a loan of money.
6.
It is also used of a note lent merely to accommodate the borrower.7.
In theology, accommodation is the application of one thing to another by analogy, as of the words of a prophecy to a future event.Many of those quotations were probably intended as nothing more than accommodations.
8.
In marine language, an accommodation ladder is a light ladder hung over the side of a ship at the gangway.