Etymology

bed and breakfast

Today it means: A private home, guesthouse, small hotel etc. where guests are provided overnight accommodations and served breakfast but usually no other meals. Full definition →

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bed and breakfast · noun1

From bed + breakfast, from having a bed for the night and breakfast in the morning on offer.

bed and breakfast · noun2

From the notion that two shillings and sixpence was once the price of lodging and breakfast in an inn.

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