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self-catering

adjective
 
 
/ˌselfˈkeɪ.tər.ɪŋ/ US  /-t̬ɚ-/ UK

Definition

C1 (of a holiday) having a kitchen so that you can cook meals for yourself rather than having them provided for you: self-catering apartments/accommodation a self-catering holiday We decided to go for self-catering rather than stay in a hotel.Tourism and holidaysHotels and hostelsAccommodating people self-catering
 
 
noun [U]
This price is for self-catering.
(Definition of self-catering adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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