bed and breakfast
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bed and breakfast¹
Where it comes from
From bed + breakfast, from having a bed for the night and breakfast in the morning on offer.
noun bed and breakfasts · bed-and-breakfast · bed & breakfast
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A private home, guesthouse, small hotel etc. where guests are provided overnight accommodations and served breakfast but usually no other meals.
Similar: B&B, hotel, inn, lodging, lodging house
bed and breakfast²
Where it comes from
From the notion that two shillings and sixpence was once the price of lodging and breakfast in an inn.
noun bed and breakfasts · bed-and-breakfast · bed & breakfast
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A score of 26, made up of a score of 20, 1 and 5 in any order.
The language of darts is a combination of hybrid Cockney slang, metaphor and phrases that “stuck” for no apparent reason except they sounded good. […] Bed ’n’ breakfast—the number 26 when scored by hitting a 20, 5, and 1; comes from the price of a bed and breakfast in Olde England which was 2/6d, tw
Similar: B&B
- The number 26. Bingo calls that might leave the budding old-timer generally baffled include:[…] 26 ― Bed and breakfast. Traditionally it would cost two and six – two shillings and six pence. Now its £180 a night but you get biscuits.
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noun guesthouse providing breakfast
| Español | bed and breakfast |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 베드 앤드 브렉퍼스트 bedeu aendeu beurekpeoseuteu, 민박 minbak, 민숙 minsuk |
| 日本語 | ベッド・アンド・ブレックファスト beddo ando burekkufasuto, 民宿 minshuku, 民泊 minpaku |
| 中文 | 提供住宿與早餐的旅館 /提供住宿与早餐的旅馆 tígōng zhùsù yǔ zǎocān de lǚguǎn, 住宿加早餐酒店 zhùsù jiā zǎocān jiǔdiàn, 民宿 mínsù |
| Português | hospedagem domiciliar |
| Français | bed and breakfast, bed-and-breakfast, gîte touristique, chambre d'hôte, maison d'hôte, chambre d'hôtes |
| Deutsch | Fremdenzimmer, Hotel garni, Bed and Breakfast |
| Italiano | bed and breakfast |
| Русский | «бед энд бре́кфаст» bɛd end brɛ́kfast |
Talk about this word "bed and breakfast." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/bed%20and%20breakfast. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. bed and breakfast. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/bed%20and%20breakfast "bed and breakfast." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/bed%20and%20breakfast.Cite this
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title = {bed and breakfast},
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