bedsit

Thân thiện

A young professional reads a book in her cozy bedsit.

Definition

Noun: A bedsit (also written as "bed-sit" or "bed-sitting room") is a single room that serves as both a bedroom and a sitting room, typically with basic cooking facilities and sometimes a private bathroom. It is a type of small, self-contained accommodation, often rented inexpensively.

Usage

A bedsit is a one-room apartment. It is a common form of rental accommodation, especially for students or single people in urban areas. The term is primarily used in British English.

Examples

• She rented a cheap bedsit near the university.
• The bedsit contained a bed, a small table, two chairs, and a hotplate for cooking.
• He lived in a tiny bedsit for his first year in London.

Advanced Usage

• "Bedsit land": (British English, informal) A term sometimes used to describe areas of a city characterized by a high concentration of bedsits and other low-cost rental accommodations.
  • After graduation, he moved to what was known as the city's bedsit land.

Variants and Related Words

• Bed-sitter (noun): Another term for bedsit.
• Studio (apartment) (noun): A similar concept in American English, though a studio often implies a slightly more modern or purpose-built unit, sometimes with a separate kitchen area.
• Efficiency (apartment) (noun): The American English equivalent, emphasizing the efficient use of space.
• Bedsitting room (noun): The full form of the term.

Synonyms

• Studio apartment
• Efficiency apartment
• Single-room occupancy (SRO)
• Bachelor apartment

Antonyms

• House
• Multi-bedroom apartment
• Flat (in the sense of a multi-room unit)

Học thuật

Noun

1. a furnished sitting room with sleeping accommodations (and some plumbing)

Từ đồng nghĩa

• bedsitting room
• bedsitter