Airbnb

== English == === Alternative forms === airbnb, AirBnB === 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”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌɛəɹˌbiːɛnˈbiː/ Rhymes: -iː === Proper noun === Airbnb (trademark) An online vacation rental marketplace, operated by Airbnb, Inc. ==== Translations ==== === Noun === Airbnb (countable and uncountable, plural Airbnbs) (uncountable) The system of renting out apartments by means of an intermediary website, popularized by the company of the same name. (countable) An apartment offered for renting by means of this system. === Verb === Airbnb (third-person singular simple present Airbnbs or Airbnb's, present participle Airbnbing or Airbnb'ing, simple past and past participle Airbnbed or Airbnb'd or Airbnb'ed) (transitive, neologism) To rent (an apartment) by Airbnb or similar means, whether as a lessor or a lessee. (intransitive, neologism) To pursue this activity by Airbnb or similar means, whether as a lessor or a lessee. ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Barbin, Brabin, rabbin