ac·com·mo·date /ə-'kä-mə-ˌdāt/ vt -dat·ed, -dat·ing
1: to make a change or provision for
accommodate a disability see also reasonable accommodation
2: to accept without compensation responsibility for a debt of (another person) in the event of nonpayment as a way of reassuring a reluctant creditor see also accommodation paper at paper; accommodation party at party 1a
◇ To accommodate a debtor effectively, the party must sign the debt instrument, adding words describing limitations or conditions to the accommodation, if any.
ac·com·mo·da·tion /ə-ˌkä-mə-'dā-shən/ n
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.