innkeeping

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noun

The trade of an innkeeper; hostelry.

“an innkeeping family”

Scrabble 17
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Meanings

nouninnkeeping (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe trade of an innkeeper; hostelry.

    For Season 3 Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott give up innkeeping and buy their first house.

    2008 June 8, Mike Hale, “Surf’s Up, Channel Surfers”, in New York Times
adjectiveinnkeeping (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOperating one or more inns.

    an innkeeping family

Origin

From inn + keeping.

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Cite this entry
APA

innkeeping. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/innkeeping

MLA

“innkeeping.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/innkeeping. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “innkeeping,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/innkeeping.

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