Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bedspace

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bedspace
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Space available for patients in hospital beds or inmates in prison beds.

Uncountable

noun

The use of a bed in a private home, often rented out by the month.

Countable

Example Sentences

"She said Cuomo's call for 8,000 more bedspaces in New York prisons would cost the state $30,000 per prisoner per year."
"For example, the Patient's Charter requires nurses to respect the privacy, dignity and confidentiality of patients, yet planners still design bedspace divided by flimsy curtains, in multi-million pound projects."

Etymology

From bed + space.

Usage

Inflected Forms

bedspaces (plural)

Derived Forms

bedspacer bedspacing

Questions

What does bedspace mean?: Space available for patients in hospital beds or inmates in prison beds.
Where does bedspace come from?: From bed + space.

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