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hotelization

hotelization noun: the process of hotelizing.

Noun

hotelization (uncountable)

  1. The process of hotelizing.
    • One indication of the "hotelization" of a household is that people treat common areas as if they expect a maid to do all the cleaning!1995, Richard C. Lamb, Jr., Following Jesus in the "Real World", page 103
    • The example of the rampant 'hotelization' of city centres since the arrival of Airbnb is not an isolated change.2020, Gert de Roo, Claudia Yamu, Christian Zuidema, Handbook on Planning and Complexity, page 95

Origin of hotelization

From hotelize + -ation. Piecewise doublet of hospitalization.

Questions about hotelization

What does hotelization mean?
Hotelization means the process of hotelizing.
What part of speech is hotelization?
Hotelization is a noun.

Words near hotelization in the dictionary

  1. hoteldom
  2. hotelier
  3. hoteliers
  4. hoteling
  5. hotelish
  6. hotelization
  7. hotelize
  8. hotelized
  9. hotelizes
  10. hotelizing
  11. hotelkeeper

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