English Explanatory Dictionary

Airbnb

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An online vacation rental marketplace, operated by Airbnb, Inc.
noun
  1. The system of renting out apartments by means of an intermediary website, popularized by the company of the same name.
  2. An apartment offered for renting by means of this system.
verb
  1. To rent (an apartment) by Airbnb or similar means, whether as a lessor or a lessee.
  2. To pursue this activity by Airbnb or similar means, whether as a lessor or a lessee.
noun
  1. Alternative form of Airbnb.
noun
  1. Alternative form of Airbnb.

Pronunciation

/ˌɛəɹˌbiːɛnˈbiː/

Word forms

Airbnb Airbnbs Airbnb's Airbnbing Airbnb'ing Airbnbed Airbnb'd Airbnb'ed

Etymology

Shortening of the company's former name AirBed & Breakfast, coined by co-founders Brian Chesky and Joe Gebbia in 2007, who originally came up with the idea of putting an air mattress in their living room and turning it into a bed and breakfast. Equivalent to air + B&B (“bed and breakfast”).

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