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The act of fitting or adapting, or the state of being fitted or adapted; adaptation; adjustment; - followed by to. Willingness to accommodate; obligingness. An obligation assumed without consideration. 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 inn.
- An adjustment of differences; state of agreement; reconciliation; settlement.
The application of a writer's language, on the ground of analogy, to something not originally referred to or intended. (Com.) (a) A loan of money. (b) An accommodation bill or note.
