bed and breakfast

bed and break·fast

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [bed and brek-fuh st]
- /bɛd ænd ˈbrɛk fəst/
- /bed ənd ˈbrekfəst/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bed and brek-fuh st]
- /bɛd ænd ˈbrɛk fəst/

Definitions of bed and breakfast words

uncountable noun bed and breakfast Bed and breakfast is a system of accommodation in a hotel or guest house, in which you pay for a room for the night and for breakfast the following morning. The abbreviation B&B is also used. 3
countable noun bed and breakfast A bed and breakfast is a guest house that provides bed and breakfast accommodation. The abbreviation B&B is also used. 3
noun bed and breakfast (in a hotel, boarding house, etc) overnight accommodation and breakfast 3
adjective bed and breakfast (of a stock-exchange transaction) establishing a loss for tax purposes, shares being sold after hours one evening and bought back the next morning when the market opens 3
adjective bed and breakfast designating or of accommodations, as in a hotel or private home, in which breakfast is provided as part of the price 3
noun bed and breakfast an establishment featuring such accommodations 3

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Origin of bed and breakfast

First appearance:

before 1905

One of the 15% newest English words

First recorded in 1905-10

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Parts of speech for Bed and breakfast

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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bed and breakfast popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 2% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

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Synonyms for bed and breakfast

noun bed and breakfast

hotel — a commercial establishment offering lodging to travelers and sometimes to permanent residents, and often having restaurants, meeting rooms, stores, etc., that are available to the general public.
inn — a river in central Europe, flowing from S Switzerland through Austria and Germany into the Danube. 320 miles (515 km) long.
bed-and-breakfast — an accommodation offered by an inn, hotel, or especially a private home, consisting of a room for the night and breakfast the next morning for one inclusive price.
lodging house — a house in which rooms are rented, especially a house other than an inn or hotel; rooming house.

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